﻿To 
  

  

  E. 
  Poirier 
  and 
  R. 
  Bretet 
  

  

  who, 
  as 
  thorough 
  Conchologists, 
  wanted 
  

  

  to 
  know 
  the 
  meaning 
  of 
  shell 
  names 
  

  

  and 
  

  

  have 
  their 
  collections 
  accurately 
  laheled 
  

  

  in 
  correct 
  Latin 
  

  

  