178 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
Buccinum undatum.—Very abundant. [Var. littoralis not un- 
common at Hastings (E.L.).] Monst. sinistrorswm, m. carinatum, 
m. imperiale, and m. acuminatum, near Ramsgate (J. T. Hillier) ; 
monst. conico-operculatum and m. bioperculatum have also been 
found. [Monst. sinistrorswm and m. acuminatum, Hastings, rare 
(E. L.).] I once found a nice specimen of m. acwminatum in a 
ditch with other whelks at Acton, in Middlesex! and many good 
things would, I doubt not, fall to the lot of anyone who should 
assiduously search these refuse-heaps of whelks in the neigh- 
bourhood of the Metropolis. In this way I obtained numbers of 
Fusus gracilis, and a still more remarkable capture was a number 
of Crypta fornicata, an American shell, allied to Calyptrea, which 
had come on New York oysters, and had been thrown away with 
the shells. 
Murex erinaceus.—Shellness and Margate. 
Fusus antiquus.— Common. ‘Monstrosities caused probably by 
the growth of an annelid in the suture, such as the one recorded 
by Mr. Lovett, are occasionally found. There are some in the 
British Museum labelled ‘‘ Pegwell Bay.” ; 
F’. gracilis.—Near Ramsgate (J. 'T. Hillier). {Not uncommon 
at Hastings (E. L.).] 
Nassa reticulata.—Margate, common. 
N. nitida.—Muddy estuaries of Thames and Orwell, abundant 
(Brit. Conch.). 
N. incrassata.—Very abundant. The Shellness specimens are 
larger and more elongated than those from Margate. 
[N. pygmea.—Rare at Hastings, dead (K. L.).] 
Defrancia linearis. — Margate, not very rare. [Hastings 
(S. C. C.).] 
Pleurotoma rufa and P. turricula.—Margate; the first is the 
most common. P. septangularis, Shellness, 1883. 
P. levigata.—Shellness, broken, worn, and very rare. 
P. attenuata and P. costata.—Margate (S. C. C.). 
[P. costata.—Three dead shells at Hastings (EK. L.).] 
Cyprea europea.— Abundant. ‘There are two forms, one 
spotted and the other spotless. Var., shell small, about a quarter 
of an inch in length. Margate (D. B. C.). 
Utriculus obtusus. — Margate. I have also two specimens 
which seem to belong to the var. Lajonkaireana. 
U. mamillatus.—One shell taken, apparently this species. 
