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Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean ...

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.;MOLLUSCA. 69Torres Straits (Copp<strong>in</strong>ger) ; Cape Grenville, North-east Australia(15 fms.), and L<strong>on</strong>g Island, Torres Straits {Brazier).The operculum is narrow, deeply and acutely serrate <strong>on</strong> <strong>on</strong>emarg<strong>in</strong>, smooth <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r, and has a raised ridge runn<strong>in</strong>g from<strong>the</strong> smaller end almost to <strong>the</strong> opposite extremity.53. Terebellum suhulatum, Lamardc.Hah. Fl<strong>in</strong>ders Is., Clairm<strong>on</strong>t Is., North-east Australia, 11 fms.{Copjj<strong>in</strong>ge^-),54. C3rpr£ea arabica, L<strong>in</strong>n.Hah. Port Molle coral-reef.55. Cyprasa lynx, L<strong>in</strong>n.Hab.Port Molle coral-reef.Hah.Port Molle coral-reef.56. Cyprasa annulus, L<strong>in</strong>n.57. Cypraea err<strong>on</strong>es, L<strong>in</strong>n.Hah. Port Molle, Queensland (Oopp<strong>in</strong>ger) ; New South Wales,rare ! {Angus)The <strong>on</strong>ly example of this species from <strong>the</strong> above locality is ofunusually small size. It is <strong>on</strong>ly 19 millim. <strong>in</strong> length and 10 i wide.58. Cypraea walkeri.Gray, Reeve, C<strong>on</strong>ch. Ic<strong>on</strong>. figs. 50 a, b, &c.Hab. Fl<strong>in</strong>ders Is., Clairm<strong>on</strong>t Is., North-east Australia, 11 fms.,sand and mud {Copp<strong>in</strong>ger); Philipp<strong>in</strong>e Islands {Sowerby, Thes.) ;Palm Island and Cape Grenville, North-east Australia, also DarnleyIsland, Torres Straits {Brazier).59. Ovnla (Radius) angasi.Ovulum angasi, Adams, Reeve, C<strong>on</strong>ch. Ic<strong>on</strong>. figs. 43 a, b.Volva angasi, Angas, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1807, p. 207,Hab. Port Curtis, 11 fms., sand and shell bottom {Coppitiger)Port Curtis {Reeve) ; Wats<strong>on</strong>'s Bay, New South AVales, <strong>on</strong> a branchof red Gorg<strong>on</strong>ia, am<strong>on</strong>gst <strong>the</strong> rocks at extreme low water {Angas).In <strong>the</strong> brief descripti<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> C<strong>on</strong>chologia Ic<strong>on</strong>ica ' ' <strong>on</strong>e ortwo important characters are not noticed. The dorsal surface of<strong>the</strong> shell towards both ends is very prettily sculptured <strong>in</strong> anoblique directi<strong>on</strong> with f<strong>in</strong>e wavy strife, as <strong>in</strong>dicated <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> figure<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> above work, <strong>the</strong> wav<strong>in</strong>ess be<strong>in</strong>g due to <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>e transversel<strong>in</strong>es of growth. The colour is white, more or less transparent.

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