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Show 34 MR. BRAZIER ON NEW SHELLS FROM QUEENSLAND. [Jan. 19, 9. PUPINA COXENI, sp. nov. (Plate IV. fig. 9.) Shell elongately ovate, rather thin, polished, shining, translucent, quite smooth, pale reddish horn-colour; spire conical, rather acute, suture distinct; whorls 6, conxex, the body-whorl the largest; aperture vertical, circular, continuous; peristome and auricles whitish, very much thickened with callus ; the right canal long and narrow, covered with a large, thickened, triangular tongue on the body-whorl ; columellar canal long and narrow, and covered with a somewhat similar tongue; peristome thickened, with a broad flattened plate below, widening towards the columella. Length, from apex to lip 4\ lines, from apex to broad margin below lip 5 lines; breadth 2\ lines; diameter of aperture 1| line. Hab. Mount Dryander, Port Denison, N.E. Australia. Of this charming species I have only seen one specimen, and it remains unique, in the collection of Mr. C. Coxen. I take great pleasure in attaching his name to it. It differs from all the other known Australian species of the genus Pupina of the polished class in having two lips, one raised perpendicularly for nearly half a line all round, the other forming a margin below. 10. CONUS COXENI, sp. nov. (Plate IV. fig. 10.) Shell fusiform, thick, smooth, with twenty deep, spiral, punctated lines on the lower part; above, the shell becomes nearly smooth; at the angle there are three deep punctated lines which run spirally to the apex; whorls 8, flattened posteriorly, with deeply punctated lines next the suture, dotted with brown at the angle ; spire elevated, apex acute; columellar margin nearly straight, curved a little at the lower part; lip simple, thin, crenated, bluish brown within, the outer surface marked with brown flames and white and brown transverse dots. Length 15, breadth 7 lines. Hab. Moreton Bay. EXPLANATION OF PLATE IV. Fig. 1. Helix (Hadra) mourilyani, p. 31. 2. ( ) jphnstonei, p. 32. 3. ( )hilli,-p. 32. 4. --- ( ) bellenden-kerensis, p. 32. 5. ( ) coxence, p. 32. (5. ( ) mossmani, p. 33. 7, 7a. - - (Rhytida) sheridani, p. 33. 8. (Xanthomelon) daintreei, p. 33. 9. Pupina coxeni, p. 34. 10. Conus coxeni, p. 34. |
