MELANIIDE, ; 217 
Agree exactly with Philippi’s original figure, only a little 
smaller; they are, I believe, quite adult. 
Genus FAUNUS, de Montfort. 
Conch. Syst., 1810, type Strombus ater, Lin. ; =Pirena, Lam., 1822, type 
P. terebralis, Lam. (=F. ater] ;=Melanamona, Bowditch, 
Operculum resembling that of Tanalia ; approximately one- 
third of the internal surface is covered with a black polished 
glaze ; externally there is a somewhat indistinct striation. 
1. Faunus ater. 
Strombus ater, Linneus, Syst. Nat., 1758, “in Asie paludibus” ;—Pirena 
terebralis, Lam., Moluccas ; juv. =P. picta, Reeve, Ceylon ; fide Brot= 
P. acus, Lesson, N. Ireland =Melanopsis princeps, Lea, Cape of Good 
Hope=P. pagoda, Reeve, Habit.?—[spec. monstrosa]; var.? = 
P. cantori, Reeve, from Penang; fide Mousson from Java; fide Cum- 
ing, Philippines—fide Brot, Timor, Buru, Amboyna; var.?=P, 
nitida, v. d. Busch, from the Philippines. 
2 Celebes [?]; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka [ex Landauer]. 
More slender and produced than my Ceylon specimens, with 
the last whorl not so broad ; colour jet-black. 
Long. 73, diam. 183 mil.; not decollate. They agree fairly 
with M. Brot’s pl. 44, fig. 3 [Philippines]; it seems to me to 
agree with Reeve’s F'. cantori, from Penang; size is of little 
importance. 
1 Philippines [?]; coll, Baron F. von Richthofen, 
A young specimen, in bad condition. 
5 Ceylon; ex c. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 
This.I take to be the typical form; they agree with M. Brot’s 
fig. 3 B. [var. picta, Rv.]. Long. 80, diam. 22 mil. 
1 Nicobars [?]; ex c, Capt. R. C. Temple. 
Closely resembling the preceding, only rather smaller. The 
locality is an important one, but requires confirmation, 
2 Ceylon; coll. E. L. Layard, Esq. [ex c. Asiat. Soc. B.]. 
1 Habitat P ; exc. Dr. F. Stoliczka, 
