A.M E H I C^ 



JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



NEW SERIE 



PUBLISHED BY THE 



COi^CHOLOGICAL SEOTIOH of the Academy of Nattiral Sfiiences of Philadelphia 



Vol. V. 1869-70. Part 2. 



Meeting April 1st, 18iS9. 



Eight members present. 



Dr. W. S. W. Ruschenberger, Director, in the Chair. 



Donations to the Museum and Library were read. 



The following papers were offered for publication and referred 

 to Committees : — 



" Descriptions of new species of Marine Gasteropoda, inhabi- 

 ting Polynesia ;" by Wm. Harper Pease. 



" Remarks on Marine Gasteropoda inhabiting the West Coast 

 of America, with descriptions of two new species;" by Wm. 

 Harper Pease. 



" Corrections and Additions to the synonymy of Marine Gas' 

 teropoda inhabiting Polynesia;" by Wm. Harper Pease. 



"Notes upon the Monograph of the genus Marginella in 

 Reeve's Conchologia Iconica ;" by John H. Redfield. 



" Catalogues of the Families Porcellanidse and Amphipera^ 

 sidse;" by S. R. Roberts. 



