1871.] MR. J. BRAZIER ON AUSTRALIAN SHELLS. 585 



6. Notes on the Localities of Dolium melanostoma and other 

 Shells found in Australia and the adjacent Islands and 

 in the Australian Seas. By John Brazier, C.M.Z.S. 



[Kcceived May 24, 1871.] 



1. Conus RHODODENDRON. 



Conus rhododendron, Couthouy, Ann. Lvc. Nat. Hist. New 

 York. 



Conus adamsoni, Gray, MS. British Museum. 



Conus cingulatus, Sowerby, Tankerville Catalogue, Appendix, p. 

 34; Conch. Blust. f. 108. 



Conus adamsoni, Reeve, Couch. Icon. pi. 4, species 22. 



Conus rhododendron, Sowerby, Thes. Conch, vol. iii. frontispiece, 

 fig. 504, p. 38, species 329. 



Conus adamsoni, Chenu, Manuel de Conch, part 1, titlepage 

 two figures, and page 249, figs. 152/ & 1528. 



Hal. Bampton Reef and shoals, South Pacific Ocean, in lat., 

 19° 51' S., long. 158° 20' E. (coll. Brazier). 



This fine and very rare species, described first by Couthouj', is 

 not found on the Australian coast as stated by Mr. Reeve, Sowerby, 

 and others. Of the fine variety figured by Chenu, I have only seen 

 one specimen ; and that was in the collection of my friend Mr. Har- 

 graves. Of the type I have had four examples. As it is a deep- 

 water shell, it is only found after heavy gales ou the Reef, alon^ 

 with Coni crocatus, Jioccatus, vitulinus, Valuta thatcheri, Strombi 

 pacificus, samar, aud thersites, and Pyrazus gourmyi. 



2. Dolium melanostoma. 



Dolium melanostoma, Jay, Mus. Cat. 1839, p. 124, pis. 8 & 9 ; 

 Reeve Conch. Icon. 18-18, pi. 2. fig. 2 ; Catlow and Reeve, Conch. 

 Nomenclator, p. 276. 



Hab. Elizabeth Reef, South Pacific Ocean, iu lat. 31° 43' S., 

 long. 159° E. (coll. Brazier). 



Reeve gives the Friendly Islands as the locality of this species, 

 but it must be an error. My examples were obtained in deep 

 water by a black, when diving for Holothurice or Beche-de-mer. 

 Elizabeth Reef is four hundred and fifty miles east of Port-Jackson 

 Heads. 



3. Partula caledonica. 



Parhda caledonica, Pfr. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1861, p. 389; Pfr. 

 Mon. Hel. Viv. vol. vi. p. 157. 



Hab. Havannah Harbour, Sandwich Islaud, New Hebrides, 

 also Vavua Lava, or Great Island, in Banks's Islands {coll. Bra- 

 zier). 



Dr. Pfeiffer gives the locality of this species as New Caledonia on 

 t lie authority of the late Mr. II. Cuming. Up to the present time, 



