JAPONIC PROVINCE. 



*Pinnoctopua. 

 •Struiliiolaria. 



Phasianella. 



Elenchus. 



Bankivia. 



Eotella. 

 •Macroschisma. 



Parmophorus. 



Risella. 



♦Macgillivraia. 



•Amphibola, 



*Ti-igonia. 



•Chamostrea. 



•Mj'adora. 



*MyocIiama. 



Crassatella. 



Cardita. 



Circe. 



Cypricardia. 



Mesodesma. 



Terebratella. 



Spirula. 



Oliva. 



Conus, 



Voluta. 



Terebra. 



Fasciolaria. 



Imperator. 



Monoptygma. 



Siphonaria. 



Pandora. 



Anatinella. 



Clavagella. 



Placunomia. 



Waldheiinia. 



Crania. 



Some of the genera of tliis proyince are only met with else- 

 where at a considerable distance : — 



Solenella — Chili. 

 Panopsea— Japan. 

 Monoceros— Patagonia. 



Bankivia — Cape. 

 KJraussia — Cape. 

 Solemya — Medit. 



Ehynchonella— Arctic seas. 

 Trophon — Fuegia ; „ 

 Assiminea — India; Brit. 



Amongst the littoral shells of South Australia are Ealiotis 

 elegans, H. rubicunda, and Littorina rugosa. Haliotis iris and 

 Littorina squalida are found on the shores of N. Zealand ; and 

 Cyprovula umhilicata in Tasmania. 



Mr. Gray's New Zealand list amounts to 104 marine species, 

 among which are three volutes, including V. magnifica, the 

 largest of its genus; Stromhus troglodytes, Ranella argus, the 

 great Triton variegatus ; 6 Cones (all doubtful), Oliva erythros- 

 toma, Cyprcea caput-serpentis, Ancillaria australis, Imperater 

 heliotropium, Chiton monticularis, &c. 



Venus Stutchhuryi and Modiolarca trapezina have been found 

 at Kerguelen's Id. and Patella illuminata at the Auckland Ids. 



X. Japonic Peovince. 



The Japanese Islands and Corea represent the Japonic pro- 

 vince. Our knowledge of its molluscan fauna ie still scanty, 

 notwithstanding the successful researches of Mr. Adams. Up- 

 wards of 130 species were collected in the harbour of Decima, 

 by Dr. Nuhn, of which 113 were Prosobranchiates. 



Octopus areolatus. 

 Sepia clrrysopthalma. 

 Sepiola Japonica. 



Conus Sieboldi, 

 Pleurotoma Coreanica. 

 Terebra serotina. 

 „ stylata. 

 Ebuma Japonica. 

 Cassis Japonica. 

 Murex eurypterus. 



„ rorifluus. 



„ plorator. 



„ Burneti. 



Purpura, 5 sp. 



Fusus. 



Cancellaria nodulifera. 



Mitra. 



Strombus corrugatus. 



CjT)raea fimbnata. 



„ miliarig, 

 Mangelia, 4 sp. 

 Triforis, 5 sp. 

 Natica, 5 sp. 

 Trochus, 15 sp. 

 Radius birostris. 

 Cerithium longicaudatum. 

 Imperator Guilf ordiae. 



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Haliqtis Japonica. 



„ discus. 



„ gigantea. 

 Bxilla Coreanica. 

 Siphonaria Coreanica. 

 Pecten asperulatus. 



„ Japonicus. 

 Spondylus Cumingii. 

 Nucula mirabilis. 



„ Japonica. 

 Cardium Bechei. 

 Crassatella compressa. 

 Diplodonta alata. 



„ Coreanica. 



