324 DR. J. C. COX ON AUSTRALIAN SHELLS. [Apr. 18, 



perforationem obtegente, intus basi usque ad apicem lira albida 

 spiraliter duclante. 

 Diam. 1*05, long. 2" 60 uric. 



Hab. Treasury Island, Solomon Islands {Coll. Cox). 

 As a rule this species varies very little ; of the several examples 

 which I possess, however, some are shorter or wider than the typi- 

 cal specimens, while others are much lighter in colour and not so 

 decidedly rosy at the apex. 



Voluta kingi, sp. nov. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 4.) 



V. testa oblongo-ovata, crassa, ponderosa ; spira brevi, acuminata, 

 apice vix papillari ; anfractibus Icevibus, superne declivibus, deinde 

 tumido-angulatis ; columella quadriplicata ; apertura longiuscula; 

 labro simplici, fusco-flavida aut fulvo, polito ; columella et aper- 

 turcefauce intense aurantio tincta. 

 Diam. 1*40, long. 3 unc. 

 Hab. King's Island, Bass's Straits. 



Several fine specimens of this new species have lately been ob- 

 tained ; it has the form of the shorter specimens of Voluta angasi, 

 but it is a more ponderous shell, .and at once distinguished by its 

 polished exterior and dark orange-coloured interior. 



Voluta coniformis, sp. nov. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 5.) 



V. testa oblongo-fijriformi vel coniformi, solida ; spira brevissima, 

 obtusa; anfractibus longitudinaliter regulariter fortiter striatis, et 

 transverse striatis cum lineis fortiter undulatis ; columella quadri- 

 plicata, plicis transversis et parvis ; apertura subangustala, prope 

 spiram longiuscula, ascendente ; intus violaceo-brunnea ; labro 

 simplici; fulvescenti-brunnea, obscure trifasciata, fasciis valde 

 trigono-reticulatis, et maculis irregulariter ornata. 

 Diam. T40, long. 2*80 unc. 

 Hab. Nichol Bay, N/W. Australia. 



So far only a single specimen of this fine species has been obtained. 

 Its solid cone-like form, obtuse and rounded spire, and in particular 

 its peculiar sculpturing by regular longitudinal striae, decussated at 

 right angles by coarser waved strise, will at once distinguish it from 

 any other described species, lu my opinion this species will create 

 a well-marked subgenus of Voluta. 



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Voluta punctata, Reeve. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 6.) 



Hitherto this rare shell has been very indifferently represented in 

 the various works illustrating conchology. As I have lately added 

 to my collection many fine specimens of this species, I send you one 

 to figure. The regular rows of square dark orange spots with which 

 this species is represented in Reeve's 'Cone. Icon.' (Dec. 1849) 

 from a broken and worn specimen in the British Museum are not to 

 be depended upon, being more frequently absent than otherwise ; 

 they are, as a rule, scattered irregularly over the surface of the shell. 



This species has rather a wide range on the east coast of Australia, 

 my specimens having been collected from various localities between 



