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Show 1877.] MOLLUSCA OF PORT JACKSON. 179 Fam. TRIPTERID.E. 11. TRIPTERA COLUMNELLA, Rang. On exposed beaches. Class GASTEROPODA. PROBOSCIDIFERA. Fam. MURICID^E. 12. M U R E X BRAZIERI, Angas, P.Z.S. 1877,p. 171, pl. xxvi.fig. 3. A minute, imbricately sculptured species, having the two central transverse lirae double. Dredged outside Port-Jackson Heads in 20 fathoms (Brazier). 13. M U R E X (CHICOREUS) CERVICORNIS, Lam. ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. Murex, pl. 16. Brought up in the dredge, 25 miles off Montagu Island, coast of New South Wales, from a very great depth, in company with Cypre-ovula umbilicata, Voluta papillosa, and a large species of Limopsis ('Challenger' Expedition, teste Brazier). Subfamily FUSING. 14. Fusus LATICOSTATUS, Desh. Beaches near Redbank River, New South Wales (Brazier). 15. Fusus NOV^E-HOLLANDI^E, Reeve. Cape Solander, Botany Bay (Brazier). Fam. FASCIOLARIIDJE. 16. PERISTERNIA BRAZIERI, Angas, P.Z.S. 1877, p. 171, pl. xxvi. fig. 4. Redbank River, New South Wales (Brazier). Although in this species the fold on the columella is wanting, its general characters partake more of those of Peristernia than of Fusus. Fam. TRITONIID^E. 17. TRITONIUM (SIMPULUM) GEMMATUM, Reeve. Cape Banks, Botany Bay (Brazier). 18. TRITONIUM (GUTTURNIUM) CAUDATUM, Gmel. Triton canaliferus, Lam. ; Reeve, Conch. Icon. pl. iii. fig. 8. Port Stephens and near mouth of Macleay River. 19. T R I T O N I U M (EPIDROMUS) COXI, Brazier, P. Z. S. 1872, pl. iv. fig. 9. Near Bellenger River (Brazier). 20. BURSA (LAMPAS) HIANS, Schum. Murex lampas, Linn. Triton lampas, Reeve, Conch. Icon. pl. ix. f. 30. Near mouth of Macleay River (Brazier). |