Quarterly Journal of Conchology. 155 



Grosses Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet, von 

 Martini und Chemnitz. — Neue reich vermehrte Ausgabe, 

 in Verbindung mit Prof. Philippi. Dr. L. Pfeiffer, Ur. Dunker, u. 

 A., herausgegeben von Dr. H. C. Kiister. 



Die Schnirkelschnecken, (Gattung HELIX). In Abbildung- 

 en nach der Natur, mit Beschreibungen von Dr. L. Pfeiffer. 

 Niirnberg, 1846. 



( Martini and Chemnitz's Great Systematic Conchological 

 Work. — New and considerably augmented edition, published with 

 the co-operation of Prof. Philippi, Dr. Pfeiffer, Dr. Dunker, &c, 

 under the direction of Dr. H. C. Kiister. 



Genus Helix, figured after nature, with descriptions by Dr. L. 

 Pfeiffer. Nuremburg, 1846). 



This large and comprehensive work, which has been for a long 

 series of years in course of publication at Nuremberg, and is still 

 in progress, was up to the date of his lamented demise under the 

 editorial supervision of the eminent German conchologist Dr. H. 

 C. Kiister, with whom was associated in the preparation of the 

 various monographs a number of equally distinguished collaborat- 

 ors, such as Prof. Philippi of Cassel, Dr. Ludwig Pfeiffer of Cas- 

 sel, Dr. Kobelt of Frankfort, Dr. Brot of Geneva, Dr. Edouard v. 

 Martens of Berlin, Dr. Dunker, Dr. Roemer, Herr C. H. Wein- 

 kauff of Kreuznach, and Herr S. Clessin. 



Up to the present time upwards of one hundred and twenty 

 genera and subgenera, embracing nearly six thousand species, have 

 been figured and described, including many of the most important 

 groups, such as the Helices and their allies, the Cvclostoi/iacea, the 

 Lymnceacea, the Trochidce, the U/iiotiidce, the Conidtz, the Volutidce, 

 the Tellinidie, &c, &c. 



The portion of the work now before us — the first Volume in four 

 parts, of the Genus Helix — contains seventy two plates of colored 

 figures and four hundred pages of descriptive matter, and is pre- 

 pared by Dr. L. Pfeiffer, who describes and figures upwards of 



