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OEDINARY MEETING. 

 Feiday, 13th Novembek, 1914. 

 The Rev. A. H. Cooke, M.A., Sc.D., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The following commimicatious were read : — 



1. "The Geographical Distribution of Purpura lapilhis (L.). I'art I: 

 In Palaearctic Waters." By the Rev. A. H. Cooke, M.A., Sc.D., F.Z.S. 



2. " On the Extension of the Distribution of the American Slipper 

 larapet ( Crepidula fornicata) in the English Coastal Waters." By 

 J. H. Orton, Sc.D. 



3. "Descriptions of Colour Varieties of Conus quercmus, Hwass, 

 and Cyprcea lamarchii, Gray." By H, 0. N. Shaw, B.Sc, F.Z.S. 



4. "Note on the Land and Freshwater Shells of Texel and 

 Terschelling." By F. H. Sikes, M.A., F.L.S. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, Uth Deckmbek, 1914. 

 The Rev. A. H. CoOKE, M.A., Sc.D., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 

 Charles Ramsden and the Librarian, University of California, 

 Berkeley, Cal., were elected members of the Society. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. " The Geographical Distribution of Purpura lapillus (L.). 

 Part II : In Nearctic Waters." By Rev. A. H. Cooke, M.A., Sc.D., 

 F.Z.S. 



2. " On the Non-marine Mollusca of a Post-Pliocene Deposit at 

 Apethorpe, Northamptonshire." By A. S. Kennard, F.G.8., and 

 B. B. AVoodward, F.L.S. 



Mr. J. E. Cooper exhibited some monstrosities of Littorina rudis 

 from the Fleet near Weymouth. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, 8tu January, 1915. 

 B. B. Woodward, F.L.S., in the Chair. 

 Messrs. A. S. Kennard and F. W. Reader were appointed auditors. 

 The following communications were read: — 



1. "Descriptions of five new Mollusca of the genera Drtllia, 

 Marginella, Apicalia, Plesiotrochus, and Ringicula, all from Ceylon ; 

 also Notes on the genus Plesiotrochus ^ By G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S. 



2. "On some Opalized Shells from the Cretaceous Rocks of New 

 South Wales." By R. Bullen Newton, F.G.S. 



3. " Molluscan Notes." By H. C. Fulton. 



4. " Description of a supposed new species of Placostylus.'" By 

 H. C. Fulton. 



Mr. A. Reynell exhibited a specimen of Sirombus ptiyilis, remarkable 

 for being devoid of spines on the spire. 



Mr. G. B. Sowerby exhibited a very fine shell of Argo7iauta 

 tuberculafa, from the coast of Victoria, Australia, measuring 9Jx 7 in., 

 being probably the largest specimen known. 



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