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THE NAUTILUS. 
Siliquaria gibba, Adams. 
Solen ensis, Linn. 
Tellina polita, Say. 
Tellina tenera, Say. 
Teredo navalis, Linn. 
Urosalpinx cinerea, Say. 
Venus mercenaria, Linn. 
Venus mercenaria var. notata. Say. 
Additional species found by other observers. 
Anomia aculeata, Gmel. 
Anomia electrica, Gld. 
Bela harpularia, Couth. 
Fasciolaria granosa, Brug. 
Fusus tornatus, Gld. 
Littorina rudis, Don. 
Mactra lateralis, Say. 
Macoma fusca, Say. 
Mytilus hamatus, Say. 
Scalaria angulata, Say. 
Scalaria lineata, Say. 
Sigaretus perspectivus, Say. 
Solen viridis, Say. 
Yoldia limatula, Say. 
A MAMMOTH LAND SNAIL. 
In the West American Scientist for April, 1889, under the head of 
“ A New Florida Bulimulus,” follows the description of an alleged 
species of the group above named the dimensions of which are given 
as “length, 19 inches, diameter 8 inches.” I don’t believe that my 
esteemed friend Hemphill ever collected a land animal of the 
molluscan type quite as large as this. I wish that he had and I am 
sure if a beast of this size exists anywhere on the planet, it should 
when found be named for him, for I know of no man more worthy 
of such an honor. Let us return to the big Bulimus and consider 
its dimensions and what these figures mean : 
Bulimus ovatus of Miller, a Brazilian species “attains the length 
of six inches and is sold in the markets of Rio.” It has an egg an 
inch in length when hatched, say the size of a robin’s egg. With 
this for a standard, the nineteen inch fellow from Florida may be 
