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On the 22nd we reached Nengonengo, and here again landed on the reef, not without some difficulty. The motu on which we
landed had no palm trees, only low Pisomia trees, and many fairy terns. I spent most of the time with my face mask on the
reef flat behind the outer edge, collecting in 1 to 4 feet of water. Here, where again there was a thin sandy substrate in
many places, the commonest species were Drupa grossularia, Morula uva, Conus sponsalis, and Vasum armatum Brod. Less
frequently the following species were encountered in this habitat: Drupa ricinus, Drupa morum Röding, Morula granulata, Conus
miliaris, Conus chaldeus, and Strigatella litterata. Rear the edge of the reef, where there was more surge and wave action,
Turbo setosus and one specimen of Turbo argyrostomus was collected, while in this same area, in more sheltered spots, I found
Cypraea caputserpentis.
High up on the coral beach, dead and worn specimens of the following, additional species indicate their occurrence here:
Conus tulipa L., Cypraea depressa Gray, C. histrio Gmelin, C. scurra L., C. carneola L., Tonna perdix L., Haliotis
pulcherrina Gmelin, Peristernia nassatula, Asaphis deflorata, and Trapezium oblongum L. Other species were found less
frequently. In shallow water in the lagoon Dick found large specimens of Ostrea sinensis Gmelin common.
REDISCOVERY OF A UNIQUE COWRY Photos - Trostel --- Not To Scale Figs. 1-3: Notadusta rabaulensis Schilder, 1964. Beach shell from Rabaul. Length: 20.4 mm. When I established Notadusta rabaulensis in 1964 (Arch. Mollusk. 93:141), only the holotype was known. Reproducing its
photograph in H.S.N. (n.s. 59:7, November 1964) I expressed the hope that more specimens would turn up in the future. This
hope was realized sooner than expected.
Trawling in about 100 fathoms off Cape Moreton in Queensland has supplied several new cowries that have relatives living in
Japan. They are Erronea coucomi, Schilderia moretonensis, and Schilderia queenslandica.
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