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fig. 6, 1872 : Gigou). The type of Noemia then, by monotypy, is this 

 species, which has been recognized as dolioliformis, Jeffreys. This 

 was fixed by Monterosato (Nat. Sicil., vol. iv, p. 85, January, 1885) 

 as type of 'Noemia, De Folin, 1870. In 1870 De Folin only gave 

 a crude and indeterminate diagnosis of the genus Noemia, and the 

 first species associated with it afterwards was valida. In 1886 

 Noemiamea was proposed (Zool. Record, 1885, p. 94, 1886) to replace 

 Noemia, as that name was seen to be preoccupied. No type was 

 named, and therefore the name niust follow Monterosato's designation, 

 as well as monotypy. Monterosato, when he advised Chaster to propose 

 Oda, simply overlooked the fact that the alteration had been made. 



Tlie type, cited by Dall & Bartsch, at their quotation, is only 

 a nude luune, and cannot be utilized. Consequently Noemiamea must 

 replace Oda, and Noemia be cited as a synonym. 



EULIMELLA MACANDREWI (Foi'bes). 



Eulimella was first introduced by Jeffreys (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 

 vol. xis, p. 311, May, 1847), ex Forbes MS., for Ealima macandrewi, 

 Forbes (Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., vol. xiv, p. 412, pi. x, fig. 2, December, 

 1844 : Loch Fyne). I would accept the name given to the British 

 shell, as it seems doubtful that it is Melania scillce, Scacchi, 1836, 

 which, moreover, according to Monterosato (Nat. Sicil., vol. iv, p. 203, 

 ^lay 1, 1885), is Turritellapyramidata, Deshayes, 1832; this name 

 I have not yet been able to trace. 



Dall& Bartsch make Eulimella a sub-genus of Pyramidella, writing, 

 " Coluraellar folds two." The author (Forbes) wrote, "Columella 

 not plicated, straight or nearly so," and this appears to have been the 

 opinion of every writer, save Dall & Bartsch, that I have consulted. 



DoXOVANIA BRUNNEA (DoUOVau). 



It has been quite commonly recognized that Buccinum minimum, 

 ^Montagu (Test. Brit., pt. i, p. 247, pi. viii, fig. 2, 1803: South 

 Devon) was preoccupied by Buccinum nmiimiim, Turton (Gen. Syst. 

 Nat., vol. iv, p. 387, 1802), but the necessary alteration has never 

 been made as above. Buccinum hrunneum was described and figured 

 by Donovan, Nat. Hist. Brit. Shells, vol. v, pi. clxxis, fig. 2, 1804, 

 from Cornwall. 



CoLus, Bolten. 



In the Mus. Bolten, 1798, p. 117, Bolten introduced a genus 

 Colus. Dall, in the Journ. Conch., vol. xi, p. 294, April, 1906, 

 designated as type of this genus Murex islandicus, Gmelin, and 

 consequently this name must come into use in place of Tritonofusus, 

 Beck, as used in the List. As recently as 1911 (Proc. Malac. Soc, 

 vol. ix, p. 339) Sykes used Sipho subgenerically for his group. This 

 name cannot be defended by anyone, nor can the reference to 

 Chemnitz, vol. iv, for the specific name. 



Troschelia, Murch. 



This name was introduced by Morch in the Journ. de Conch., 

 vol. xxiv, p. 376, 1876, for Fusus lerniciensis, King, and should 



