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Tuppitella Atkinsoni, spec. nov. 



This species was described as new by Tenison-Woods in 1877, 

 under the name of T. Tasmanica, which makes double employ- 

 ment with Reeve's species ; and in the following year it is quoted 

 by him in his "Census" as T. Tasmaniensis (a typographical 

 error). It would appear that he had subsequently admitted the 

 need of a new specific denomination, and the shell has been 

 locally known as T. Atkinsoni. Though its authorship is not 

 traceable in print, we utilise it with ready willingness. 



T. Woods's description is rather misleading, as it implies a 

 bicarinated species, whereas there are four large keels on the 

 penultimate whorl — the peripheral one is the largest, the posterior 

 two smaller, and the anterior one is nearly as large as the peri- 

 pheral one, with or without a slight band at one or both sutures. 

 Its closest relative is T. austrina, Watson, of Kerguelen Island ; 

 but the Tasmanian shell has interstitial spiral striae, and the 

 sinus-lines are deeper and wider. 



Long Bay, Ten.- Woods ; Port Esperance, W. L. May. 



T. Godeffroyana, Donald, Mai. Soc, IV., p. 53, t. 5, f. 6-6a, 

 1900, which is founded on a single specimen, may be an indi- 

 vidual variation ; it has three strong keels. 



Scalar ia (Acpilla) minutula, spec. nov. 



Shell minute, moderately thick, cylindroid-turreted. Spire- 

 whorls five, pale yellow-brown, flatly convex, and slightly 

 angulated in the posterior-third, separated by a linear suture, 

 bounded anteriorly by a spiral thread ; ornamented by slender 

 slightly oblique ribs, about 15 on the penultimate whorl, which 

 are somewhat bent at the angulation, the interspaces are as wide, 

 and smooth. The translucent-white apex consists of a convex, 

 relatively wide, three- to four-carinated whorl, and of a small 

 hemispheric tip. 



Last whorl flatly convex to the acute margin defining the base, 

 base smooth. 



Aperture oblong, somewhat effusively expanded at the front ; 

 peristome incomplete ; outer lip thin, shortly insinuate at the 

 suture ; columella thin, nearly straight. 



Length, 2 ; breadth, -57 mm. 



Tasmania, W. L. Petterd I; W. Coast of S. Australia, R. Tate I , 

 Victoria, J. H. Gatliff ! 



Eulima inflata, spec. nov. 

 Whorls slightly irregularly convex ; penultimate whorl some- 

 what contracted ; last whorl much inflated, regularly convex. 

 Aperture relatively small, roundly oval, hardly oblique. Outer 

 ■ lip not retreating at the sutural margin. 

 Length without apex, 6*25 ; width, 3 mm. 



