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2. Vanikoro Blainvilleana Recluz. 



Recluz. Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvier. 1845, P- 48- 



Magazin de Zool. 1849, p. 53, PL 131, fig. 2. 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VIII, p. 68, PL 29, fig. 71. 



Stat. 90. 1° I7'.5 N., iiS°53'E. Celebes Sea. 281 M. Coral, sand and stones, i Spec. 



The specimen is very young, white under a brown epidermis. Tryon unites it as a shght 



modification to V. ligata Reel. It is characterized by its strong pHcation on the upper whorls. 



It agrees, as well as may be desired of such a small specimen, with the figure of Reeve. 



3. Vanikoro Orbignyaiia Recluz var. tricarinata Recluz. 



Recluz in Sowerby. Thes. Conch. PL 482, fig. 24. 

 Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VIII, p. 70, PL 29, fig. 92. 



Stat. J I. Makassar and surroundings. Up to 32 M. Mud, sand with mud, coral, i Spec. 



The only specimen is strongly depressed. Reeve considers this form to be a variety of 

 V. Cimiingiana Reeve, which is a synonym of V. Ordignyana. 



4. Vanikoro Recluziana Adams & Angas. 



Adams & Angas. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1S63, p. 424. 

 Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VIII, p. 70, PI. 29, fig. 87. 



Stat. 93. Pulu Sanguisiapo, Tawi-Tavvi-islands, Sulu-archipelago. 12 M. Lithothamnion-bottom, 

 sand and coral, i Spec. 



I cannot distinguish the only specimen from the typical ones described by Adams and 

 Angas, from New South Wales. As it is young, it might be that adult specimens show 

 specific differences. 



Fam. Naticidae. 

 Natica Adanson. 

 1. Natica zebra Lamarck. 



Lamarck. An. s. vert. Ed. Desh. Vol. VIII, p. 643. 



RUMPH. Amb. Rariteitkamer, p. ^6, PL 22, fig. G? 



Philippi. Martini-Chemn. Conch. Cab. Ed. II, Vol. II, Natica, p. 18, PL 2, fig. 13, 14. 



Reeve. Conch. Ic. Vol. IX, Natica, fig. 53. 



Tryon. Man. of Conch. Vol. VIII, p. 16, PL 2, fig. 32. 



Stat. 7. Near reef of Batjulmati (Java). 15 M. Coral and stones, i Spec. 



Stat. 50. Bay of Badjo, West coast of Flores. Up to 40 M. Mud, sand and shells, r Spec. 



Stat. 313. East of Dangar Besar, Saleh-bay. Reef, i Spec. 



Some authors are in doubt if the figure of Rumpi-i belongs to this species, his description 

 is short and may be applied to more than one species: "Sommige zwart, sommige vaal, beide 

 met witte slangetjes geschildert". Subsequent authors describe this shell as white with yellow 

 or brown streaks. 



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