THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



57 



A LIST OF SOME OF THE SHELLS OF THE 

 MARINE MOLLUSCS 



Found upon the Victorian Coast. 



Part I. 



By J. H. Gatliff. 



[(Read-before Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria^ 14th March, 1887.) 



The classification followed is that set forth in Tryon's " Structural 

 and Systematic Conchology," 1882. 



When any doubt existed as to identification, the specimens 

 have been submitted to Mr. John Brazier, C. M.Z.S, F.L.S., of 

 the Sydney Museum, who has kindly given the valuable result of 

 his long study of the subject, and pointed out many instances of 

 synonyms of shells that had been previously named. 



Where names are marked thus = it is to be understood that 

 they are synonyms. All the synonyms are not given, but only 

 those which have been more generally used. 



The shells marked thus * were gathered on the beach near 

 Portland, and although their identity is undoubted, and they 

 were found in fairly good condition, as in most instances I only 

 know of one specimen having been found, further research is 

 required before they can be classed as indigenous to the Victorian 

 ■coast. 



Class Gastropoda. 



Sub-class, Prosobranchiata : order, Pectinibranchiati. 



Genera. Species. 



Purpura 

 (Polytropa) Baileyana, Ten. Woods 

 propinqua, Ten. IVoods 

 humilis, Crosse 



RiCINULA 



Adelaidensis, Crosse 

 biconica, La)n. 



Family, Tritgnid.-e. 



Triton 



(Cabestoma) cutaceus, Lin. 



= Spengleri, Chem. 

 = Waterhousei, 



Ad. ^ Aug. 

 Australis, Lajn. 

 Bassi, A Jig. 

 Quoyi, Reeve. 

 eburneus, Reeve 

 (Epidromus) Bednalli, Brazier 



Ranella 



argus, Gmel. 



-— vexillum, Shy. 



Genera. Species. 



Family, Muricidi^. 

 Sub Family, Muricinoe. 



MUREX 



(Pteronotus) triformis, Reeve 

 (Chicoreus) palmiferus Sowerby 

 * (Phyllonotus) endivia, Lam. 

 (Ocinebra) Brazieri, Angas 

 ,, anomola, Aug. 



Urosalpinx = Adamsia 



tritoniformis, Bl. 

 = typica, Dnnker 

 Paivse, Crosse 

 umbilicata, Ten. Wds. 

 Trophon 



Petterdi, Brazier 

 Brazieri, Ten. Woods 

 eburnea, Petterd 

 Goldsteinii, Ten. Wds. 



Sttb Family, Piirpnrincv. 

 Purpura 



(Polytropa) succincta, Mart. 



,, var. textilosa.ZrtW. 



