132 



Soc, London, 1867, p. 195, Port Jackson; Tryon, Man. Conch., 

 1883, vol. v., p. 127, pi. xlix., figs. 4 to 6 : Kobelt, Conch. Cab. 

 (Ed. Kiister), 1897 (1892), Band iii., Abt. i.D, p. 106, No. 84, 

 pi. xv., figs. 15 to 18; Adcock, Handlist Moll., South Australia, 

 1893, p. 5, No. 111. 



Columbella nux, Reeve, Conch. Icon., 1859, vol. xi., pi. xxxv., 

 fig. 227. Type locality— "Fort Adelaide, New Holland." 



Columbella badia, Tenison- Woods, Proc. Roy. Soc, Tasmania, 

 1876 (1875), p. 151. Type locality — "'Swansea, East coast." 



Columbella roblini, Tenison- Woods, Proc. Roy. Soc, Tas- 

 mania, 1876 (1875), p. 151. Type locality — "Storm Bay, East 

 coast/' 



The colour variations are very many : — 



A. Uniform dark-brown, only columella white. 



B. An additional brown infrasutural line. 



C. A brown infrasutural and a white peripheral line. 



D. Dark-brcwn, spotted obscurely with white, the white 

 columella sparsely blotched with brown. 



E. Like D, but with a white-and-black articulated infra- 

 sutural line, and a peripheral spiral of white spots, varying 

 in size and distinctness. The apex may be purplish, and the 

 general colour purplish-brown. 



F. Like D, but with axial dark-brow r n flames, zig- 

 zag at the periphery. 



G. Like A, but with dark-brown squarish flames or 

 blotches, extending from suture to suture, or to a little below 

 the periphery. 



H. With a white or more or less deep-brown ground 

 colour there may be axial brown stripes straight, wavy, or 

 becoming broken up. 



Pyrene tenebrica, Reeve. 



Columbella tenebrica. Reeve, Conch. Icon., 1859, vol. xi., pi. 

 xxxi., fig. 204. Type locality — Unknown. (MitrellaJ, Tryon, 

 Man. Conch., 1883, vol. v., p. 128, pi. xlix., fig. 9; Kobelt, 

 Conch. Cab. (Ed. Kiister), 1897 (1892), Band iii., Abt. i.D, p. 

 119, No. 99, pi. xvii., fig. 14: Pritchard and Gatliff. Proc. Rov. 

 Soc, Victoria", 1899 (1898), vol. xi. (N.S.), part 2, p. 202, "Wes- 

 tern Port"; Pace, Proc Mai. Soc, London, 1902, vol. v., p. 143. 

 [Cuming Coll., Brit. Mus. 3 London (!).] 



Taken on the beach at Port Elliot and dredged alive in 

 17 fathoms Backstairs Passage ; identification confirmed by 

 Mr. Gatliff. 



I think this is only the variety D of P. tenuis, Gaskoin. 



Pyrene infumata, Crosse. 



Columbella infumata, Crosse, Jour, de Conch., 1863, p. 84, pi. 

 i., fig. 3. Type locality— Gulf St. Vincent. Aiigas, Proc Zool. 

 Soc, London, 1865, p. 166, "Under stones and amongst weed, 

 Salt Creek, Yorke Peninsula"; Tryon, Man. Conch., 1883, vol. v., 



