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Family HARPIDsE. 



Harpa conoidalis Lm.* — ■ Three; one typical, two juvenile, 

 approaching the var. striatula. It is hard to distinguish where H. 

 conoidalis begins and H. articularis Lm. ends. Ceylon, Philippines, 

 Mauritius. 



Harpa minor Rumph. — One, full grown. Indian Ocean, South 

 Africa, Madagascar, Fiji and Loyalty Islands. 



Family MARGINELLID.E. 



Marginella (Volutella) angustata Sow. — Very large, the 

 markings more or less covered by callosities ; the ordinary form 

 likewise occurring. Ceylon, Australia. 



Marginella cf. shoplandi Melv. — Three, which though dead, 

 much resemble a new species from Karachi and the Persian Gulf. 1 

 When in perfect condition it is transparent and exceedingly polished 

 and shining. 



Marginella (Cryptospira) quinqueplicata Lm. — Beautiful 

 specimens. Bay of Bengal, Sumatra, Malacca. 



Marginella (Gibberula) monilis L. — Two specimens. Senegal, 

 Red Sea, Island of Socotra. 



Family VOLUTIDsE 



Voluta (Aulica) vespertilio L. — Small ordinary specimens. 

 Philippines, Moluccas. 



Family MITRIDJE. 

 Mitra episcopalis L. — Several, adult and young. Ceylon, 

 Philippines, Polynesia. 



Mitra (Scabricula) crenifera Lm. — An ovate variety, prettily 

 marked. Mauritius, Manila, Red Sea, Indian Ocean. 



Mitra (Cancilla) interlirata Rv. — Four, typical. Placed by 

 Tryon as a synonym of M. flammed Quoy, but sufficiently distinct, in 

 our opinion. China, Philippines, Australia, Polynesia, Sandwich Is. 



Mitra (Mitreola) litterata Lm. — A few small specimens of 

 ordinary form. Red Sea, Java, Mauritius, South Africa, Philippines, 

 Loyalty Islands. 



Mitra (Costellaria) crebrilirata Sow. — Eight, showing some 

 variation in size, and varying in colour from ochraceous to leaden grey. 

 Indian Ocean, Japan, Philippines, Polynesia. 



Family FASCIOLARIID^E. 

 Fusus longicauda Bory. — A common East Indian species, at 

 one time confused with F. coins Lm. Ceylon. 



1 Manchester Memoirs, vol. 41, no. 7, p. 8, 1897. 



