THE NAUTILUS. 47 
PUBLICATIONS RECEIVED. 
NOTES UPON A COLLECTION OF SHELLS FROM BORNEO WITH DE- 
SCRIPTIONS OF New Species, by T. H. Aldrich. (From Journ. 
Cin. Soe. Nat. Hist.) Paludomus lacunoides, Trochomorpha Kusana 
(this is certainly a Sitala), Alyceus broti Aldrich, and Clausilia 
dohertyi Boettger are described as new. <A well executed plate ac- 
companies the text.—P. 
NoTEes ON QUEENSLAND LAND SHELLS, and Nores ON THE 
HE icipx, by C. Hedley. (From Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensl., 1889.) 
In these papers the genitalia, dentition and jaws of Helix blomfieldi, 
fraseri, rainbirdi and pachystyla are described and figured. It is 
highly gratifying to receive these valuable additions to our scant 
knowledge of the soft parts of Australian land shells—P. 
CATALOGUE OF THE SHELL-BEARING Mo.iuscaA OF RHODE 
Isnanp, by H. F. Carpenter. This catalogue is a supplement to 
the series of papers published in Random Notes and the Concholo- 
gists’ Exchange by Mr. Carpenter. Two hundred and sixteen 
species are enumerated as actually inhabiting Rhode Island.—P. 
Report ON THE Mouuusca of the “ Blake” dredgings, pt. i, 
Gasteropoda and Scaphopoda, by W. H. Dall. (Bull. Mus. Comp, 
Zool., vol. xvii, 8vo., pp. 492, 51 plates.) This Report together 
with that upon the ‘ Blake’ Pelecypoda published about two years 
ago, constitutes, we do not hesitate to say, the most important single 
contribution ever made to American Malacology. More than this: 
the broad systematic and anatomical knowledge displayed, the sub- 
stantial additions made to the morphology and phylogeny of 
Mollusea, give the work an interest to general biologist and special- 
ist alike. Nearly 500 species, and 43 divisions of higher value are 
described as new. It is possible to indicate in this place, only a 
few points of especial interest. 
The teeth of Toxoglossa are homologous with uncini of other 
Prosobranchs (p. 62). The line of descent and affinities of Voluta, 
Iyria, Aurinia and Volutolithes is discussed (p. 144). The family 
Triforide is proposed for Triforis (p. 242). Separatista is placed in 
the family ? Adeorbide. Our impression is that it will have to take 
to the road again. No two authors agree as to its family affinities. 
As to Adeorbis of authors, some of its species are certainly rhipido- 
glossate, while others belong close to or in the Rissoide. The true 
family characters of Capulide (Capulus) are stated (p. 286). An 
exhaustive discussion of the nomenclature of Sealaria Auct. is given 
