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Show 1870.] MR. J. B R A Z I E R O N N E W M A R I N E S H E L L S . 109 tween the tubercles white, below the white runs an irregular interrupted orange band in blotches, white between ; towards the base there run from the edge of the lip to the pillar eight irregular large orange-coloured blotches, intermediate spaces trigonal-shaped and white ; minute round and oblong brown dots promiscuously scattered all over the shell (at first sight appearing as if it had been done by artificial means) ; four plaits on the columella, first three plaits conspicuous, lower plait scarcely visible, not extending over on the columella, as in V. pulchra, but more slanting; flesh-coloured enamel on the base, but very much puckered ; edge of lip tinged with bright orange; interior of aperture flesh-coloured. The red longitudinal lines so characteristic at the sutures in V. pulchra and punctata are wanting in this: although the differences between V. pulchra and V. wisemani are of so nice a character, they are nevertheless uniform and constant. Length 3 inches, apert. 2 inches 3 lines long, breadth 1 inch 6 lines. Hab. Islands on north-east coast of Australia (Coll. Brazier). Var. With irregular orange blotches, and trigonal-shaped white spots promiscuously scattered over the shell (Coll. Hargraves, Cox, Rossiter). I have named the species after m y esteemed friend Commodore Sir William Wiseman, C.B., formerly of H.M.S. 'Curacoa,' who afforded me all the assistance that lay in his power when I went with him through the South-Sea Islands on a most delightful cruise of four months engaged in collecting specimens of natural history &c. CONUS COOKI, n. sp. Shell turbinated, rather thick, inflated, smooth, marked with reddish undulating lines running longitudinally; spire convex, apex blunt; whorls six, strongly striated between the sutures; upper edge of basal whorl white, rounded, and marked with red undulating lines, sometimes straight; lip thin, crenated; base ridged, tipped with white ; aperture light blue. Length 10 lines, breadth 5 | lines. Hab. Captain Cook's Landing-place, Botany Bay; amongst the rocks (Coll. Brazier, Hargraves). This species very much resembles a young non-coronated specimen of C. jjrinceps. The curious undulating hieroglyphical markings are peculiar to C. cooki. The lines that run across G. infrenatus and C. aplustre, Reeve, are not to be found in G. cooki. I obtained m y specimen at the spot where Captain Cook landed in 1770. My friend Mr. W . H . Hargraves obtained two specimens at Cape Solander, Botany Bay, N e w South Wales. CONUS ROSSITERI, n. sp. Shell turbinated, thin, shining, transversely finely striated under the lens, longitudinally blotched with chestnut-brown, white, and light blue; spire slightly convex, apex pointed; whorls seven to eight; upper edge of basal whorl splashed with white arrow-shaped |
