24. 
South Australian Shells. 
S.A. NAT., VOL. XVI. 
April 10th, 1935. 
Genus COLUBRARIA Schumacher, in South Australia. 
By Bernard C. Cotton and F. K. Godfrey. 
In the South Australian Naturalist, XIII., part 3, pp. 92,. 
93, 1932, we dealt with family fusidae . We have since examin- 
ed more material and literature and consider that a revision is 
necessary. 
According to Thiele's diagnosis of genus Fusus (Handbuch 
der systematischen Weichtierkunde 1929 p.329), our species can- 
not be located there. The probable location appears to be 
Colubraria Schumacher 1817 (= Epidromus Morch 1852) which 
is placed by Thiele in family Cymatiidae. 
We suggest the following nomenclature for South Austra- 
lian species — 
Colubraria reticulata A. Adams (= Fusus mestayerae Ire- 
dale). Beach to 200 fathoms. 
C. schoutanica Hedlev. 100 fathoms off Cape Woles (Hedley) 
C. bednalli Brazier 1875 ( Triton [Epidromus]). “BednallV 
Colubraria. Shell elongately turreted, thick, with six rather in- 
distinct, rounded, elongated varices; eight convex whorls with 
regular close set longitudinal ribs and spiral striae; ribs noduled 
at the suture; colour when alive, dark mahogany brown, when 
dead, white; some from Corny Point have two spiral rows of 
small square brown spots on each spire whorl and four on the 
body whorl. Height 22, diam. 7.5 mm. Common on beaches 
in the South East, less common at Middleton, Corny Point, Pon- 
dolowie Beach, Spencer Gulf; and dredged to 150 fathoms. Also 
Western A u s t r a 1 i a — Rottnes t . 
One specimen in the S.A. Museum (Reg. No. D. 11414) 
from Robe (Cotton) is sinistral. (Type locality — Guichen Bay.. 
South Australia). A narrower species than reticulata. 
DONATION. 
Dr. \Y. G. Torr, of Brighton, has kindly sent along one 
guinea as a gift towards the publication of the part in this 
issue on South Australian Shells. 
