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ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, 9th November, 1906. 

 E. R. Sykes, B.A., President, in the Chair. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. "Description of a new species of Calliostoma from South 

 Formosa." By E. A. Smith, I.S.O. 



2. " Description of a new subgenus and species of Ahjcmis from 

 Ke-lan-tan." IJy H. B. Preston, F.Z.S. 



3. " Descriptions of six new species of shells and of Leptomya lintea, 

 Hutton, from New Zealand." By Henry Suter. 



4. " Descriptions of some Tertiary Shells from New Zealand." 

 By Henry Suter. 



Mr. E. A. Smith exhibited specimens of Paludestrina from water- 

 pipes in South London, also fresh specimens of Paludestrina similis 

 from Oulton Broad. 



Mr. J. Cosmo Melvill exhibited a new species of Latirus and a shell 

 doubtfully referable to the genus Alaha. 



Mr. B. B. Woodward exhibited local varieties of Acavus phoenix 

 from Ceylon, 



Mr. F. G. Bridgman exhibited specimens of Oliva and Olivella, 

 including a dark variety of 0. elegans, and examples of 0. truticata, 

 0. violacea, and 0. Caribheensis. 



Mr. A. S. Kennard (on behalf of Mr. B. Standen) exhibited some 

 heavy shells of Helix ?iemoralis and IT. aspersa from Dog's Bay, 

 Galway. 



Mr. E. E.. Sykes exhibited a photographic facsimile of Benier's 

 "Tavola alfabetica delle Conchiglie Adriatiche," etc., 1807. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 14th December, 1906. 



E. R. Sykes, B.A., President, in the Chair. 



Miss A. Collins, Mr. T. Iredale, and Mr. Hans Schlesch were 

 elected members of the Society. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. " Description of a new species of Latirus.''^ By J. Cosmo Melvill, 

 M.A., F.L.S. 



2. " On the Anatomy of Tagelus gihhics and T. divisus.'" By H. H. 

 Bloomer. 



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