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The Atoll of Funafuti, Ellice group : its zoology, botany, ethnology and general structure based on collections made by Charles Hedley of the Australian Museum, Sydney, N.S.W.
Oliva irisans, var. Erythrostoma, Lamarck
Oliva irisans, var. Erythrostoma, Lamarck
Tryon, loc. cit., p. 80, pl. i., fig. 3; pl. xxvi., figs. 53, 54; pl. xxvii., figs. 55-58; pl. xxxiv., fig. 53.
A few empty shells were found upon the beach.
Melvill and Standen mention this from Lifu. Specimens are included in the series of this Museum from Niue, Tonga, and Erromanga (New Hebrides).