THE 



JOURNAL OF MALACOLOGY. 



No. I. DECEMBER 2nd, i8q8. Vol. VII. 



INTRODUCTION. 



On resuming the editorship of the " Journal of Malacology," from 

 which I retired in 1895, I beg o express my thanks to the many 

 malacologists, in all parts of th vorld, who have again promised 

 to give the paper their support. 



While dealing largely with the slug and slug-like genera of molluscs, 

 papers treating of all branches of the Mollusca will be included, as 

 well as short notes upon the same. 



The Bibliography will be restricted to books and papers sent 

 in by their respective authors, and those of special interest in the 

 current magazines, etc. 



Without boasting, it may be fairly claimed for the "Journal," that 

 it has now the largest and widest circulation of any publication 

 devoted solely to the Mollusca. 



I have agreed to publish in the pages of the "Journal," free of any 

 cost to the Society, the " Proceedings of the Midland Malacological 

 Society." 



I hope in the present volume to improve the illustrations and to 

 increase their number, but this can only be done by considerably 

 increasing the cost of the " Journal." I trust, therefore, that I may 

 count upon the same kind and generous support which malacologists 

 have given me in the past, so that the "Journal of Malacology" may 

 continue to be, as it was described in 1895, "the leading English 

 Journal and Review of its specific subject." 



W. E. C. 



JOURN. OF Malac, 1898, Vol. vii, No. I. 



