DISTRIBUTION OF AUSTRALASIAN VOLUTES. 21 
specimens of Volula ancilla. The smooth variety seems confined 
to the Bay of Islands, and the colouring of its pattern is well 
marked. The more common tuberculated variety is generally dis¬ 
tributed all along the Northern shores of the North Island of New 
Zealand. I have not heard of its having been found at any other 
locality, not even on the Middle Island. 
45.—VOLUTA GRACILIS— Swainson. 
This species I have one specimen of. It appears rare and doubt¬ 
lessly only a miniature variety of V. pacifica. It is found at the 
same part of the Northern Island of New Zealand as V . pacifica. 
SECTION BTJTILA. 
4f>.—VOLUTA BRODEKIPI, 
Is found on the North-East coast of Australia, more frequently 
on an island opposite Eockingham Bay. It extends as far as Cape ‘ 
York, but probably not to the Westward, in the Gulf of Carpen¬ 
taria. It is also found at New Guinea. .My collector on the 
North-east coast at Pera Head did not see any signs of this or any 
other Volute. This species is the only red Volute on our coast. 
SECTION CONO-VOLUTA—Cox. 
47.—VOLUTA CONIFORM IS— Cox. 
Shell coniform, whorls ponderous, solid longitudinally, strongly 
and transversely striated, aperture very short, obtuse, last whorl 
ventricosc, columella with four widely separated small trrnsversely 
set folds, outer lips simple, extending almost to the spire. 
This interesting species I obtained from the crew of one of the 
pearling vessels which visited Nichol Bay, on the North-West 
Coast, now about twelve months ago. It is the shape of a cone, 
but otherwise having all the characters of a Volute, and is well 
worthy of being created into a new sub-genus (Cono-Voluta). 
It is beautifully marked with a pyramidal reticulated pattern, and 
peculiarly striated with finely-waved transverse and longitudinal 
line 3 . So far as I know, I possess the only specimen yet fouud 
SECTION CALLIPAEA.— Gray. 
48.—VOLUTA BRAZIERI.—Cox. 
Shell oblong, ovate thin spire, very slightly raised, acute, fine 
pointed whorls, smooth, striated longitudinally with lines of growth 
