FixLAY.—XNew Shells from New Zealand Tertiary Beds. 465 
of characteristic Australian forms into our waters. Of whatever character 
this connection was, it must have been far more pronounced than any that 
occurred during the Tertiary. 
Typhis francescae n. sp. (Plate 49, figs. 6a, 6b.) 
Shell of moderate size, rather thick and stout, of rhomboidal outline. 
Apex worn, 6 adult whorls left. A carinate shoulder a little below middle 
on spire-whorls, on periphery in body-whorl. Five varices per whorl, con- 
tiguous but not in vertical line on successive whorls, forming spirall k- 
wardly-revolving sharp ridges from apex to y-whorl. Front side of 
each varix grooved and spinously ridged, a thicker and stronger ridge on 
shoulder, 7 narrow but strong ridges below, down to base of aperture, each 
with 2-3 raised foliations; below this varices suddenly diminish and 
become smooth; above shoulder they are also much diminished and bear 
4-5 almost obsolete small ridges. On hinder side varices are smooth except 
for a little crinkling in centre. At intersection of varix and shoulder is 
occasionally a small, thick spine, but otherwise the varices are not spinose. 
At about third of distance between every two varices, nearer posterior one, 
is a prominent thick and backwardly-projecting hollow tube, considerably 
higher than varices, situa on shoulder but more above than below it. 
Tube and rest of shell quite smooth except for growth-lines. Spire regu- 
larly staged, somewhat shorter than aperture and canal. Suture linear, 
inconspicuous, rising to each varix. Aperture small, oval, defined by a 
strongly-projecting thin and continuous rim, narrower below than above. 
Tubular perforation situated far within. Canal completely hidden, flatly 
compressed. Umbilicus slight, fasciole raised and strongly foliar. 
. Height, 34 mm.; diameter, 23mm.; height of last whorl, 21-5 mm. ; 
height of aperture, 10 mm. . 
уре (unique), from Clifden, Southland (band 6a—Ototaran ?), in 
author’s collection. 
Larger than most New Zealand examples of T. maccoyi T.-Woods, and 
relatively a little wider and of stouter build, but differing mostly in 
character of varices, which in Tenison-Woods's species are quite smooth 
