xlix. 



strata ; a species is fossilised in the Murray Cliffs. The other, 

 Phyllacanthus 2>arvaspina, suggests a generic relationship with 

 Cidaris Australia, one of our common Miocene fossils. 



" Descriptions of New Species of Axinaea and Pectunculus," 

 by Gr. P. Angas (Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1 pi., May, 1879). 



Includes A. modesta, from Australia ; A. JVbva-Caledoniensis, 

 from New Caledonia; P. Nova-Guinensis, from New Guinea; 

 and P. orbicularis, from Bass Straits. The last is identical 

 with P. Jlabellatus (Tenison Woods, 1877), and is probably a 

 small form of P. laticostatus, Q. and Gr. P. jlabellatus is living in 

 St. Vincent's G-ulf , and is not uncommon in the higher beds of 

 the Miocene formation in various parts of the colony. 



The same author in the vol. for 1880 describes and figures 

 (pi. xl.) the following new species of Mollusca from South 

 Australia: — Helix Bordaensis, from Cape Borda, Kangaroo 

 Island, which belongs to the same curious group of the section 

 Bhagada as H. Silveri, Ang., and H. Kooringensis, Ang., from 

 the Northern Areas of this colony. Glypliostoma paucimaculata, 

 Claihurella crastella, Pissoina lyrata, P. elegantida, Amauropsis 

 globulus, Adeorbis Vincentiana, and Collonia roseo-punctata, from 

 St. Vincent's Gulf ; communicated to the describer by myself 

 and Mr. Bednall. 



On the same plate are figured for the first time the magnifi- 

 cent shells Murex Bednalli, Brazier, and Voluta Bednalli, 

 Brazier, and also Clanuculus bicarinata, collected by Mr. 

 Bednall at Port Darwin. 



" The Caecidse of the Challenger Expedition," by Marquis de 

 Folin (Proc. Zool. Soc, London, 1879). 



Seven species of this family of gasteropods were dredged by 

 the Challenger off Cape York. They belong to Parastrophia, 

 1 sp. ; Watsonia, new genus, 1 sp. ; and Ccecum, 5 sp. " With 

 the exception of O. Ghinense, they are new to science. 



"Mollusca of the Challenger Expedition," by the Bev. R. 

 Boog Watson (Journ. Lin. Soc, London, vol. xiv., pp. 692 et 

 se^.,1879; and vol. xv., pp. 87-126, 1880). The only Australian 

 species are Gibbula glyptus, n. sp., taken in 410 fathoms ; 

 Solariella Pliillippensis, n. sp., in 38 fms. ; 8. albugo, n. sp., in 

 2-10 fms., off Port Jackson; Fossarus cereus, n. sp., in 1,400 

 fms.. East of Cape York ; Bittium pupiforme, n. sp., Wednesday 

 Island, Cape York ; and B. cylindricum, n.sp., 2-10 fms., Port 

 Jackson. 



" On the Occurrence of Becent Heteropora." By A. W. 

 Waters. Jour. Roy. Microscopical Soc, London, vol. ii., p. 

 390, pi. xv. 1879. 



In this communication the author has described a species of 

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