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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



It may not bo out of the way here to raise a protest ap:aiiist the 

 generic name Dcfrancia being set aside in favour of Clathurella. 

 Defrancia, Millet, 1826, has thirty-one years' priority over Caii)enter's 

 name. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE XIV. 



1. Mitra (Pusia) Evelyns. 



2. ,, (Costellaria) eulianthe. 



3. ,, (Pusia) Shoplandi. 



4. ,, (Strigatella) nebrias. 



5. ,, xerampelina. 



6. ,, (Turricula) supcrbiens. 



7. Buliminus Lunti. 



8. Otopoma Beiitianum. 



9. Latirus Walkeri. 



10. Pleurotoma (Drillia) Jousseauraei. 



1 1 . Defrancia Japoiiica. 



12. Engiiia Nataleiisis. 



13. ,, Cumin<,daua. 



14. ,, Sinensi.s. 



15. ,, Layardi. 



