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  MOLLUSCAN 
  NOMENCLATURAL 
  PROBLEMS 
  AND 
  

  

  SOLUTIONS.— 
  NO. 
  1. 
  

  

  By 
  Tom 
  1 
  red 
  a 
  i.e. 
  

  

  Read 
  11th 
  Janicarij, 
  191S. 
  

  

  SUMMAUY. 
  

  

  Tritonin, 
  Cuvier, 
  discussed. 
  

  

  Enphuriis, 
  Raiinesque, 
  1815, 
  should 
  replace 
  Triopa, 
  Johnston, 
  1838. 
  

   Sphcsrostoma, 
  Macgillivray, 
  1843, 
  must 
  be 
  used 
  instead 
  of 
  Tritonia, 
  

   Cuviei", 
  1803, 
  and 
  of 
  recent 
  authorities, 
  not 
  of 
  Ciivier- 
  

   Lamarck, 
  1798-1801. 
  

   Dotona, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  iox 
  Melibcea 
  fragilii, 
  Forbes 
  = 
  Boto, 
  Oken, 
  1815, 
  

   not 
  1807. 
  

   Euhranchus, 
  Forbes, 
  1838, 
  should 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  Galvina, 
  Alder 
  & 
  

   Hancock. 
  

   Lmheya, 
  nom. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Eumeta, 
  Morch, 
  1868, 
  not 
  Walker, 
  1855. 
  

   CoUonista, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Collo7iia 
  picta, 
  Pease. 
  

   Talopena, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Monilea 
  incerta, 
  Iredale. 
  

   Korovina, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Vanikoro 
  wallacei, 
  Iredale. 
  

   Forskaletia, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  2rochus 
  fanidum, 
  Ginelin. 
  

   Enigmonia, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Anomia 
  rosea, 
  Gray 
  = 
  Enigma 
  (enigmatical 
  

  

  auctt. 
  

   Atm/clina, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Buccinnm 
  cornictilum, 
  Olivi. 
  

   P>/reneola, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Columbella 
  abgssu'ola, 
  Brazier. 
  

   Caporbis, 
  Bartsch, 
  is 
  a 
  Vermetid 
  nucleus. 
  

   Propebela, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Mxirex 
  turricula, 
  ^Font. 
  

   Calceolata, 
  nom. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Calceolina, 
  A. 
  Adams. 
  

  

  Ificroihgca, 
  not 
  Microtheca. 
  

   Turrid 
  names 
  discussed. 
  

   Colicri/pfus, 
  -gan. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Buccimim 
  fimforme, 
  Broderip. 
  

  

  Siphonorbis 
  marshalli, 
  nom. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Fusiis 
  attenuatiis, 
  Jeffreys. 
  

   Cominella 
  and 
  Euthria 
  subdivided: 
  — 
  

   Afrocominella, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  elongata, 
  Dunker. 
  

   Jhirnupena, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  ior 
  porcatum, 
  Gmel. 
  = 
  cincta, 
  Bolten. 
  

   Evarne, 
  H. 
  & 
  A. 
  Adams, 
  must 
  bo 
  used 
  for 
  linea, 
  Mart\n. 
  

   Enthrena, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  vittata, 
  Quoy 
  & 
  Gaimard. 
  

   Japeuthria, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  iov 
  ferrea, 
  lleeve. 
  

   Syntagma, 
  nom. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Bonovania, 
  Bucquoy, 
  D., 
  & 
  Doll 
  f 
  us. 
  

   Acostcea, 
  Orbigny, 
  will 
  replace 
  iI/»//^r/rt, 
  Ferussac, 
  1823. 
  

   Gistel's 
  Molluscan 
  Generic 
  Names, 
  1848, 
  enumerated. 
  

   Bamoniella, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Bulla 
  cranchii, 
  Fleming. 
  

   Maricodnipa, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Purpura 
  fenestraf 
  a, 
  Blainville. 
  

   leretianax, 
  gen. 
  nov. 
  for 
  Scale7iostoma 
  suteri, 
  Oliver. 
  

  

  It 
  seems 
  appropriate 
  to 
  initiate 
  some 
  general 
  title 
  for 
  articles 
  such 
  

   as 
  I 
  have 
  been 
  lately 
  contributing 
  to 
  these 
  Proceedings, 
  and 
  liope 
  to 
  

   continue 
  to 
  do. 
  The 
  solutions 
  in 
  many 
  cases 
  are 
  comparable 
  to 
  tliat 
  

   applied 
  to 
  the 
  Gordian 
  Knot, 
  and 
  I 
  may 
  hereafter 
  find 
  that 
  in 
  this 
  

   method 
  I 
  have 
  been 
  anticipated. 
  In 
  a 
  similar 
  case 
  reproach 
  was 
  

  

  