THE MOLLUSCA HEDLEY. 449 



denticules. The callus on the inner lip is very heavy, its surface 

 shagreened, posteriorly it rises into an abrupt boss and anteriorly 

 is heaped in a longitudinal ridge. Length 4, breadth 3 mm. 



Taken alive from the deep water Gorgonidae raised from the 

 western slope of Funafuti in eighty to forty fathoms. 



This very distinct little species, the smallest of its genus known, 

 appears to find its nearest relation in Ovula caledonica, Crosse;* 

 from which it is easily separated by smaller size, greater propor- 

 tional breadth, coarser sculpture and fewer labial denticules. 



It is named in compliment to the Rev. J. Hervier, the author 

 of many clear descriptions and admirable drawings of Pacific shells. 



ARGUS, Linne. 



Tryon, Man. Conch., vii., 1885, p. 164, pi. i., figs. 1, 2 ; Garrett, 

 Journ. Conch., ii., 1879, pp. 106, 109. 



Dead shells were found on the beach of one of the western islets 

 of Funafuti, and the species was again encountered at Nukulailai. 



According to Garrett, this deep water species inhabits the 

 Carolines, Gilberts, Tonga, Fiji and Samoa. Rossiter records it 

 from New Caledonia, the Isle of Pines and the Loyalties. f From 

 material in this Museum I add the Solomons, Erromanga and 

 Aneiteum, New Hebrides. 



CYPR.EA SCURRA, Chemnitz. 



Tryon, loc. cit., p. 165, pi. ii., figs. 19, 20, 21 ; Garrett, loc. cit., 



pp. 107, 118. 

 One dead shell was taken on Funafuti. 



Tryon quotes it from Anaa, Paumotus. Garrett found this in 

 Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilberts, Carolines, Cook's, Society, Paumotus, 

 Marquesas, and Hawaii. A series in this Museum include 

 instances from the Gilberts, the Louisiades, Woodlark Island, 

 New Caledonia and Broken Bay, N. S. Wales. 



CYPR^EA TESTUDINARIA, Linne. 



Tryon, loc. cit., p. 165, pi. i., figs. 9, 10; Garrett, loc. cit., pp. 



107, 119. 



Mr. G. Sweet procured an example of this on Funafuti, 

 Garrett, enumerates this from Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, Gilberts, 



Carolines, Cook's and Society. Tryon mentions it from New 



Caledonia. In this Museum it is shown from Niue, the Solomons 



and Erromanga, New Hebrides. 



* Crosse Journ. de Conch., xx., 1872, p. 62, pi. ii., fig. 1. 

 t Ebssiter Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., vi., 1882, p. 817. 



