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FaMILy H7PPONYCID. 
Hipponyx antiquatus Linné=H. mitrula Gmel.—Many, 
mostly waterworn. 
H. australis Linné.—Not uncommon ; one example 2” sztu 
on a specimen of Zurbo petholatus. 
H. barbata Sowerby.—Several. 
FaMity CAPULID:, 
Capulus intortus Meusch.—Several. 
C. militaris Linné.—Several. 
Calyptrzea hipponiciformis Reeve.—Several, mostly worn. 
C. tortrix Reeve.—Several pretty specimens. 
FamiIty WVATICIDA. 
Natica chinensis Lam.—Common, and in good condition. 
N. Gaidei Souverbie—=N. lineozona Jouss.—Plentiful. A 
very clearly marked and beautiful little shell. 
N. Gualteriana Phil.—An imperfect specimen or two. 
N. marochiensis Gmelin.—Many specimens of this widely- 
distributed species, showing some amount of variation. 
N. picta Recluz.—Worn, but with the characteristic markings. 
N. Robillardi Sowerby.—Allied to MW. gambie Recluz, and 
hitherto only known from Mauritius. Several fine speci- 
mens. We are indebted to Messrs. Edgar A. Smith and 
E. R. Sykes for aid in determination of this species. 
. violacea Sowerby.—Common. 
(Ruma) simize Chemnitz.—Common. 
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N. (Ruma) succinoides Reeve=N. melanostoma Gmel. 
—Abundant. 
N. (Mamma) aurantia Lam.—Several ; the finest hitherto 
recorded, in the collections of John Hardy and R. Cairns. 
N. (Mamma) mamilla Linné—Common. 
N. (Mamma) orientalis Gmelin.—Common. 
FamMity SCALARIID. 
Scalaria (Scala) pyramidalis Sowerby.—One specimen. 
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