182 MESSES. J. C. MELVILL AND R. STANDEN ON 



247. Plicatula imbbicata, Mke. 

 Station 5, Boydong Cays. 



248. Spondtlfs baebatds, Bve. 

 Station 13, Mer. 



249. Spondtltjs foliacefs, Ohemn. 



250. Spondtlus nicobabicus, Ghemn. 



251. SpOlfDYLTJS OCELLATUS, Eve. 



252. SpojsTDYLirs PACinctrs, Bve. 



LlMIB^. 



253. Lima squamosa, Lam. 



The Torres Straits form is indistinguisliablefrom that occurring 

 in the Mediterranean. We have traced it across the Isthmus of 

 Suez to Eed Sea waters, then along the coasts of India and 

 Ceylon, eastward, uninterruptedly. 



Station 13, Murray Island ; Station 14, Mer, channel between 

 reefs ; Station 2, Warrior Island. 



254. Lima (Limatula) bullata, Born. 

 Station 5, Boydong Cays. 



255. Lima (Limatula) toeeesiana, JE. A. Smith. (' Chal- 

 lenger ' Eep. vol. xiii. p. 291, pi. xxiv. figs. 5, 5 a.) (PI. 11. 

 figs. 19, 19 a.) 



Many examples, but for the most part only disassociated 

 valves, of this rare endemic species. These are less convex 

 than the type, and we therefore consider a figure necessary. 

 Measurements as follows : — Alt. 12, lat. 10, diam. 8 mm. 



Station 13, Mer (Murray Island) ; Station 8, Albany Pass ; 

 Station 5, Boydong Cays. 



256. Lima (Ctenoides) feagilis, Ghemn. 



Station 1, Thursday Island (Sept. 1888) ; Station 2, Warrior 

 Island ; Station 12, Mabuiag (Oct. 1888). 



257. Lima (Ctenoides) teneea, Ghemn. 

 Station 2, Warrior Island. 



258. Lima (Mantellum) aecfata, Sow. 



Station 10, between Hammond Island and Wednesday Spit. 



259. Lima (Mantellum) inflata, Lam. 

 Station 13, Mer. 



