404 MELVILL AND STANDEN : SHELLS FROM LIFU. 
Daphnella delicata Reeve.—An exceedingly graceful species, 
attenuate, finely chased, and spotted with chestnut. Two 
specimens only. 
D. pluricarinata Reeve.— An exquisite little shell, the 
apical whorls (3) dark-brown, and shewing plainly in con- 
tact with the straw colour of the remaining whorls. The 
decussation on the apical whorls is remarkable. Also a 
Philippine Island shell. 
D. terina M. & S., p. 296, 1896. 
D. thespesia M. & S., p. 297, 1896. 
D. varicosa Souverbie—One specimen only, which seems to 
meet M. Souverbie’s description. We have not seen a 
type. i 
[D. dulcinea M. & S., 1895.—Of this species we obtained 
three or four fresh specimens in the present consignment ; 
we now withdraw it from Daphnel/a, where we provision- 
ally placed it (J. of Conch., vol. vill, p. 95), and consider 
it a Mangilia, allied to M. agna}. 
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FAMILY CANCELLARIIDA. 
Cancellaria (Trigonostoma) contabulata Sowerby.—A 
fair number, identical with Ceylonese examples. 
FAMILY OL/ VIDA. 
Oliva (Strephona) polita Marratt—Two examples, almost 
exactly agreeing with typical West Indian O. gofita. Mr. J. 
M. Williams, to whom we referred these shells, says he can 
find hardly any difference. 
O. textilina Lam. var. albina.—One very fine and beautiful 
example, of an ivory polished whiteness. 
(Strephona) todosina Duclos.— Identical with Fijian 
specimens, but all somewhat worn. With a lens, however, 
traces of the marking are very perceptible. 
Olivella nympha Adams & Angas.—Also found in Australia, 
and we believe Bombay specimens recently to hand area 
mere variety of Adams and Angas’ species. 
J.C., viii., July 1897 
