Tertiary Fossils, 'I'M 



A common form in Victorian waters; apparently absent from 

 lists of other States. 

 Chandler Collection. 



Fam. COLUMBELLIDAE. 



Genus Columbelia, Lamarck. 



Colli mbella aff. semiconvexa, Lamarck sp. 



Buccinum semiconvexa, Lamarck, 1822, Anim. sans Vert., vol. 

 VIL p. 272. 



Vyrtne semiconvexa. Lam. sp., Hedley, 1017, Jonrn. R. Soc. New 

 ■South Wales, vol. LI. Supp. p. 90. 



This is a common shell, frequent in most shallow sands round 

 the Southern Australian coasts. 



Chandler Collection. 



Fam. FUSIDAE. 

 Genus FUSUS, Lamarck. 



Fusus ausfralis, Quoy and Gaimard. 



Fu8u8 australis, Quoy and Gaimard, 1833, Voy. Astrolabe, vol. 

 II. p. 495, pi. XXXIV. Figs. 9-U. Tryon, 1881, Man. Conch, vol. 

 III., p. 55, pi. XXXIV.. Figs. 113, 116, 118. 



A common shore-living shell in South Australia and Victoria. 



Cliandler Collection. 



Genus Fascioiaria, Lamarck. 

 Fa^cioluria an strata si a. Perry sp. 



Pyrula australasia, Perry, 1811, Conchology, pi. LIV., Fig. 4. 



Fascioiaria aitsfralasia, Perry sp., Hedley, 1903, Mem. Austr. 

 Mus., vol. IV., p. 373. 



A well-known south coastal species. Recorded from the Western 

 Bight in lOO fathoms; the species also ranges to shallower depths. 



Chandler Collection. 



Fam. VOLT^TIDAE. 



Genus Mitra, Lamarck. 



Mifra jyica^ Reeve. 



Mitra pica. Reeve, 1845, Pro<.-. Zool. S<»c Ix)nd., p. 49, Idem, 



1845, Conch. Icon., vol. II.. pi. XXXI. Fig. 247. Pritchard and 



Gatliff, 1899. Proc. R. Soc. Vict., vol. XT. (N.S.^ pt. IT. p. 188. 



