Completion of the late G. B. Sowerby's Monographs of 

 Voluta, from T/tes., p. 220, Plate 55, and Melo, 

 p. 416, Plate S3. By his Son. 



Plates 260, 261, 262. 



7. volvacea, Lamk. — Should be flavicans, GrneL, by 

 priority. (Reeve.) 



9. unddlata, Lamk., f. 28 only, — f. 99 is V. Angasii, sp. 73. 



11. pallida, Gray. — Should be Volva, Chem., by priority. 

 (Reeve.) 



12. reticulata, Reeve, is our f. 94 {pallida, var.). It is 

 the true V. reticulata, as stated by Mr. Reeve in his monograph. 

 Our figure 47, 48, to which the name was inadvertently attached, 

 is certainly a different shell. See 1 2*. 



12*. Reevii, Sowb., as reticulata, f. 48, 49, is a broad shell 

 with very short spine and conical shape. It is somewhat dif- 

 ferently marked from Sp. 12, and quite distinct. 



34. mamilla, Gray. — The first figures in Mr. Reeve's mono- 

 graph and my father's were taken from the shell in a very young 

 state. Very large specimens have since been procured. 



35. papillosa, Swains. — M. Kiener mixes this with V. fusi- 

 formis, and names the two species together V. Sowerbyi. Mr. 



Reeve changes the name to "papillaris" as conveying a more 

 correct meaning. I think it best to retain the original name, as 

 being in general use. 



42. Indica, Sowb. — My father objected to Linnseus's name 

 Lapponica, as implying a false locality. Mr. Reeve remarks that 

 the name is only a corruption of " Zappltorn," or Dog's-ear shell, 

 used for this species by the Dutch. Mr. R. agrees with my 

 father as to the propriety of abandoning the old name, but in- 

 stead of accepting his proposed substitute, gives a third name, 



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