4 SCOPOLI. 



peared to several authors. Scopoli, in the Introductio ad His- 



toriam Naturalem, pubhshed in 1777, proposes to add ten to 



the Linnaean genera : seven of his own, one of Klein's, and 



two from Adanson ; viz. Natica and Bidhmis of Adanson ; 



Cassis of Klein ; and Mutela, Volsella, Pteria, Sphcuriiim, Co- 



dakia, Chion, and Dosinia. He also proposes to remove 



Helix haliotoidea and perspicua of Linnaeus to - Haliotis. 



Lampas of Muller to - - - - Do. 



Lusitanica to Natica. 



putris, stagnalis, tentacidata, &c. to - BuUmiis. 



Bulla Physis, Ficus, and Rapa to - - - Miirex. 



virginea ------ Buccinum. 



achatina Helix. 



Buccinum fiammewn, Dolimn, Areola, Testiculus, 



nitidulum, Arcularia, nifum, cornutum, &c. to Cassis. 



Stroinbus Jjucifer to - - - - Valuta. 



Strombus Oniscus to Conus.. 



Bulla Ovum, Volva, hirostris, Spelta, gibbosa, ver- 

 rucosa, and Cyprea to - - - Cyprea. 



Mytilus Modiolus to - - - - - Volsella. 



Hirundo to - - - - - Pteria. 



Crista galli, Pinna rudis, Donax Trunculus, 



Irus, and Tellina Icevigata to - - Mya. 



Tellina cornea to - - - - SphcBrium. 



Donax denticulata to - - - Chion. 



Venv^ tigerina to - - - - CodaJcia. 



concentrina to - - - Dosinia. 



