201 



Pilsbry, Try on, Man. Conch.. 1890. vol. xii., p. 123, pi. xii., pp. 

 84, 85; Verco, Trans. Roy. Soc, S.A., 1912, vol. xxxvi., p. 190. 



Hedley, in Proc. Linn. Soc, N.S.W., 1906 (1905), part 



4, p. 521, writes: — "Pilsbry marks Montfort's name (i.e. y 

 Haliotis rubicundus) as doubtful, but it was recognized and 

 accepted by Dr. J. E. Gray in King's Survey Trop. Austr., 

 Appendix ii., 1827, p. 495, and he had unusual facilities for 

 ascertaining the facts of the case." In May, 1907, he wrote 

 to me privately : — "I find Bolten has a Haliotis rubicunda, 

 Mus. Bolt., p. 14, No. 160, which upsets the later H. rubi- 

 cundus of Montfort. I suppose H. tricostalis, Lamarck, 1822, 

 should be called H. scalaris, Leach, 1814. The copy of Anim. 



5. Vert, in the library of the Australian Museum, Sydney, 

 formerly belonged to Wm. Swainson. In the margin of p. 218 

 is a pencil note in Swainson's hand, 'This is the Padollus 

 scalaris of Leach.' ' Hedley 's suggestion is commended to 

 those who have the literature and material necessary to settle 

 the question. Meanwhile I use the well-known name of 

 Lamarck. 



The species is less common than H. roei, Cray, but yet 

 not rare. It was taken at Esperance, Albany, Ellensbrook, 

 Bunbury, and Rottnest Island. The last locality provided a 

 specimen measuring 11*5 cm. by 9*25 cm. 



Schismope atkinsoni, Tenison- Woods. 



Scissurella atkinsoni, Tenison- Woods Proc. Roy. Soc, Tas- 

 mania, 1877 (1876), p. 149: (Schismope) Verco, Trans. Roy. Soc, 

 S.A., 1912, p. 191. 



Taken on Bunbury beach, 1. 



Schismope pulchra, Petterd. 



Schismope pulchra, Petterd. Journ. of Conch., 1884, vol. iv., 

 p. 139, No. 17; Verco, Trans. Roy. Soc, S.A., 1912, vol. xxxvi., 

 p. 191. 



Hopetoun beach, 2 ; King George Sound beach, 2. 



A List of Shells received from Geraldton, 

 Western Australia. 



Two or three years ago Dr. Torr brought me from 

 Geraldton, and the Abrolhos or Houtman Islands close by, 

 a number of shells he had collected there, and during this 

 year Mr. Bardwell, a resident in the town, has sent me a 

 small consignment. From this material I have prepared a 

 list of all the species received up to the present. The two 



