416 FUNAFUTI ATOLL. 



This Museum contains representatives from Queensland, British 

 New Guinea, New Caledonia and Hawaii. 



NATICA MELANOSTOMA, Gmelin. 

 Tryon, op. cit., p. 50, pi. xxi., tigs. 13-18; pi. xxii., fig. 21. 



A few empty shells were picked up on the beach of the lagoon. 



Examples from Eagle Island, Queensland, British New Guinea 

 and New Caledonia are shown in this Museum. 



NATICA UMBILICATA, Quoy & Gaimard. 

 Tryon, op. cit., p. 52, pi. xxii., fig. 26. 



Several dead shells, not specifically distinguishable from this 

 Australian species, were collected on the beach of the lagoon. 



The Museum series show it to range from Adelaide to Sydney. 



VANIKORO GUERINIANA, Recluz. 

 Tryon, op. cit., p. 68, pi. xxix., fig. 62. 



Several specimens were found aliye in a crevice on the outer 

 reef at low tide. 



CAPULUS INTORTUS, Lamarck. 

 Tryon, Man. Conch, viii., 1886, p. 131, pi. xxxix., figs. 75, 76. 



Several dead shells were collected on the beach of the lagoon. 



Tyron quotes this from the Paumotus, and Melvill and Standen 

 from Lifu. It is preserved in this Museum from Norfolk Island 

 and Aneiteum, New Hebrides. 



CAPULUS VIOLACEUS, Angas. 

 Tryon, op. cit., p. 132, pi. xxxix., fig. 81. 



Several specimens were gathered dead on the lagoon beach. 



Examples of this species are before me from Sydney Harbour 

 and the New Hebrides. 



HIPPONYX AUSTRALIS, Quoy. 

 Tryon, op. cit., p. 136, pi. xli., figs. 9-15. 



Only found alive as a commensal on the opercula of the large 

 Pteroceras. 



Tryon cites this from Fiji and New Guinea, and Melvill and 

 Standen from Lifu. It is in this Museum from Torres Straits. 



MITRULARIA EQUESTRIS, var. TORTiLis, Reeve. 

 Tryon, op. cit., p. 138, pi. xliii., figs. 53-59, 61 - 67. 



Common dead in the high tide driftage on the shore of the 

 lagoon. Once found alive in a crevice of a coral block. 



