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Trivia joxensis (Pennant). 



In tlie List Trivia eumpcea (^lontagu) is used, llecent writers 

 have admitted Trivia arctica (Pulteney) to be more correct, on the 

 score of priority. I would only cite one, Shaw (Proc. Malac. Soc, 

 vol. iii, p. 309, July, 1909), who has discussed the matter during 

 a review of the species of Trivia and Cyprcea. Pulteney's name 

 appeared in a Cat. Birds, Shells, etc., Dorset, published in 1799, on 

 p. 39, ex Solander MS. This work has on the title-page, " Printed 

 for the use of the Compiler and his friends," and otherwise purports 

 to be a part of Hutchins' History of Dorsetshire, and is so quoted by 

 Forbes & Hanley. It is well-known that with the second edition 

 of Hutchins' Hist. Dorset, an amended edition of Pulteney's work, 

 prepared bj* liackett, was published. I now state that, according 

 to my results, Pulteney's Catalogue was not publislied as a part of 

 Hutchins' History of Dorset, but only appeared in the guise, above 

 noted, as a separate List. Prior to Pulteney's proposal of C. arctica, 

 Costa (Brit. Conch., 1778, p. 33, pi. ii, hg. 66) had figured and 

 described the British shell, and, doubting its reference to the Linnean 

 Cyprma pedicidus, had designated it {Cypraa) pedicidus sen '»io?iacha. 

 As it turned out to be different from pediculus the alternative name 

 proposed by Costa must be recognized. 



However, previously to Costa, Pennant (Brit. Zool., 2nd 8vo ed., 

 vol. iv, p. 117, pi. Ixxi, fig. 8, 1777) had described Voluta jonensis, from 

 I. of Jona. Laskey (Mem. Wern. Soc, vol. i, p. 395, 1811) has 

 observed under the name Cyprcea europaa, M., " Bather plentiful at 

 Dunbar, and to be met with sparingly on most parts of the coast. 

 With all the varieties we are happy to find Mr. Montagu is of the 

 same opinion in i"espect to this shell and the fry as ourselves. By 

 this means Cypraia arctica, Cyprcea bullata, Bulla diap/iatia, and, in 

 fact, Voluta Jonensis of Pennant should be all erased from the British 

 catalogue as species, and arctica should alone stand, as the variety 

 without spots of Europcca. Jf.B. — A specimen of Voluta Jonensis is 

 now in my cabinet from the Portland Collection : and it is well 

 known Pennant figured liis shell from this collection." Such an 

 account, being in accordance with the known facts, demands the 

 recognition of Pennant's name. 



CojiARJioNDiA, Monterosato. 



The value of the divisions in the family Turridge are not yet 

 fixed. In the List, Bellardiella, Fischer, is given generic rank, 

 while Dall (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harv., vol. xliii, p. 242, 1908) 

 regarded it as a sub-genus only. Wliichever it is, the name is 

 invalid, for previous to Fischer's publication (Man. de Conch., 

 pp. 593-4, December 20, 1883) Tapparone-Canefri (Ann. Mus. 

 Genova, vol. xix, p. 265, ante July 11, 1883) had appropriated 

 the name. 



Comarmondia was proposed simultaneously by Monterosato (Xomen 

 gen. e spec. Conch. Medit., 1884, p. 135) for the same shell, the 

 author being necessarily ignorant of Fischer's action. 



