THE MOLLUSCA HEDLEY. 487 



the lagoon beach of Funafuti, rests on a statement by Sykes that 

 P. bellum equals P. souverbiei, Montrouzier, and upon the illustra- 

 tions of that, which he omitted to quote.* 



The range recorded in the Central Pacific is New Caledonia, 

 Loyalty, Taviuni, Fiji, Paumotus, and Ganibier. 



PLECOTREMA MORDAX, Dohrn. 



Langkavel, Domini Bismarckianum, 1871, p. 30, pi. iii., tigs. 8 a. b. 

 Two specimens from the lagoon beach. 



This species, known only from Tahiti and the Paumotus, is 

 perhaps equivalent to the earlier but unfigured P. striatum, 

 Philippi. 



MELAMPUS FASCIATUS, Deshayes. 

 Kuster, Conch. Cab., 2nd ed., i., Auriculacea, 1844, p. 33, pi. v., 



figs. 9-11. 

 Of this species, Mr. G. Sweet obtained several shells. 



The following records from the Central Pacific are quoted by 

 Tapparone Canefrif : New Guinea, New Ireland, New Hebrides, 

 New Caledonia, Fiji, Samoa, Society, and Ellice. Further 

 instances from the Solomons, Queensland, Carolines, Marquesas, 

 and Hawaii, are furnished by this Museum. 



MELAMPUS LUTEUS, Quoy & Gaimard. 

 Kuster, lac. cit., p. 29, pi. vi., figs. 1 - 3. 



Extremely abundant at and above high water-mark, among 

 stones and vegetation. 



Tapparone Canefri traces this through the following archipela- 

 goes : New Guinea, New Ireland, New Hebrides, New Caledonia, 

 Samoa, Ellice, Gilberts, Society, and Carolines. Crossej reports 

 it from Woodlark Island on the authority of Montrouzier ; and 

 Museum material enables me to add the Solomons. 



TORNATELLINA OBLONGA, Pease. 



Garrett, Proc. Zool. Soc., 1887, p. 187. 



Several living specimens were collected at Funafuti under sticks 

 and stones. Mousson did riot record this from the Ellice. " In- 

 habits," says Garrett, " all the groups from the Marquesas and 

 Paumotus to the Viti Islands." 



TORNATELLINA CONICA, Mousson. 

 Garrett, loc. cit., p. 187. 



* Moutrouzier Journ. de Concb., x.. 1862, pi. ix., fig. 12; Gassies 

 Paune Conch, de la Nouvelle Caledonie, 1863, pi. vi.,fig. 23. 

 t Tapparone Canefri-Ann. Mus. Gen., xix., 1883, p. 288. 

 j Crosse Journ. de Conch., xlii., 1894, p. 323. 



