collected in Japanese Seas. 107 



hitherto, the above name being probably but a manuscript one 

 attached to specimens in Cuming's collection. 



69. Turritella fascialis, Menke ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. 1849, 



v. f. 47. 



Turritella r/racillima, Gould, Proc. Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. 1861, vol. vii. 

 p. 386 ; Otia Conch, p. 140. 



Hob. Goza Harbour, 6 fathoms, sandy mud. 



There can be no doubt of the identity of Gould's species and 

 that figured by Reeve, although the latter gives the west coast 

 of Central America as the locality. 



70. Crejridula grandis, Middendorff, Malacozool. Rossica, ii. 

 p. 101, pi. xi. f. 8-10; Schrenck, Reisen im Amurl. p. 382. 



Hah. Lat. 42° 58' N., long. 145° 24' E., at a depth of 

 48 fathoms, sand and stones ; and at Akishi, Yesso, in 

 3 fathoms. 



The Japanese specimens differ a little from those of 

 more northern latitudes, as described by Middendorff, in 

 being rather more rounded in form, perhaps a trifle more 

 elevated, and brownish within. 



71. Nerita pica, Gould, Otia Conch, p. 108. 



Nerita japoniea, Bunker, Malak. Bl. 1860, vol. vi. p. 233 ; Moll. Japon. 



p. 18, pi. ii. f. 23. 

 Neritina melaleuca, Martens, /. c. vol. vii. p. 52. 



Hab. Ooshima. 



The above synonymy, given by Lischke, * Japan. Meeres- 

 Conch.' p. 85, is, I think, quite correct. 



72. Globulus costatus, Valenciennes ; Kiener, Coq. Viv. 

 Botella, pi. ii. f. 5. 



Hab. Endermo, Yesso. 



73. Buccinum mirandum, sp. nov. 



Testa ovata, crassa, perpallide roseo-fusca, maculis mfo-fuscis pra?- 

 sertim supra costas spirales irregulariter ornata, epiderrnide tenui 

 fugaci pallide olivacea induta ; anfractus 7, superne concavi et 

 angulati, infra angulum concavi, longitudinaliter plicati, costis 

 duabus spiralibus validis supra plicas nodosis cincti, spiraliter 

 tenuiter sulcati, minutissimeque granoso-striati, infra suturam 

 aliquanto rugosi ; anfractus ultimus magnus, infra costis duabus 

 validis nodosis, aliis 3-4 minoribus haud nodosis suba^quidistan- 



