284 AMERICAN JOURNAL 



A Monograph of Australian Land Shells. By Jamks C. Cox, M. D. 

 8vo, pp. 110, with 18 colored plates. Sydney, 1868. 



This work, very interesting to the working conchologist, as 

 well as to the local collector, embraces descriptions and syn- 

 onymy of 262 species, nearly all of which are figured. 



The following are the species therein first described, and the 

 principal alterations of specific names. 



Helix villaris, Pfr. II. Kreffti, Cox, is a synonym. 

 Helix rustica, Pfr. H. Crotali, Cox, is a synonym. 

 Helix circumcincta, Cox, for H. marmorata, preoccupied. 

 Helix Waterhousei, Cox, for H sub-angulata, Ad. and 



Ang., preoc. 

 Helix microcosmos, Cox, for H. microscopica, Cox. No 



reason given for the change of name. 

 Helix pudibunda, nov. sp. 



Helix subrugata, Pfr. H. Clarencensis, Cox, is a synonym. 

 H. turriculata, Cox. H. cuprea nov. sp. 



" minima, Cox. " Melbournerisis, " 



" albumenoidea, Cox. " Le-grandi, " 



" Lyndhurstensis, Cox. " similis, " 



" inusta, Cox, for H. Nautil- " Namoiensis, u 

 oides, Cox, preoccupied. " Harriettce, " 



" Pexa, Cox. " Ramsayi, " 



" Brazieri, nov. sp. " Victoria?, " 



" Albanetisis, " " expeditionis, " 



" funerea, " " Mulgom. " 



" vinitineta, " " p achy stylo ides, " 



" mucosa, " " exocarpi, " 



" Tasmania?, " " Blackmani, " 



" Hobarti, " " Buralensis, " 



Helix hystrix, nov. sp. 

 jffeZea; Lessoni, Pfr. _£T. seminigra, Crosse, is a synonym. 

 " cerata, Cox, instead of II. cerea, Cox. 

 " c?e/to, Pfr. H. conoidea and fenestrata, Cox, are syn- 

 onyms. 

 Helix Novce Hollandice, Gray. H. Dupuyana, Pfr., is 



probably a synonym. 

 Helix Diemenensis, Cox, may = coma, Gray. 

 Helix Morti, Cox. H paradoxa, Cox, is a synonym. 

 Helix bullacea, Pfr. .ZT. assimilans, Cox, is a synonym. 

 Helix coriaria, Pfr. iT. Mastersi, Cox, is a synonym. 

 Bulimus Adelaidce, Ad. & Ang. Pupa Ramsayi, Cox, is a 



synonym. 

 Bulimus Tuckeri, Pfr. 2?w/. Walli, Cox, is a synonym. 

 " Bidwelli, Cox, nov. sp. 



