6o CURREN'J' LriKRATURE. 



PAL>EONTOLOGY. 



Cossman, M. — Revision sommaire de la faune da Terrain Oligocene marin aux 

 environs d' Etampes (suite). Journ. de Conchy., 1893, pp. 297-363, pi. x. 



A new family Diastomidtv is created for Diasioma and allied fossil genera. 

 The following species are new : — Euthria dol/fiisi, Scaphander viediocris, Sand- 

 bergeria trimargarita. 



Jahn, J. J. — Diislia. eine neue Chitonidengattung aus tk-ni Biihmischen 

 untersilur. Setz. Akad. wiss. Wien, 1894, Bd. cii., pp. 591-603, pi. 



A remarkable new species which has twelve valves ; it seems, however, hardly 

 necessary to have created a new genus for it, as Triopiis, Barrande (from the same 

 formation) seems nearly enough allied to have contained Duslnx uisigiiis. 



Lehmann, F. — Die LaDiellibraiuliiala des Miocens von Diiigden, ii. Theil. 

 Siphouida simipalliata. \tx. Nat. Vereins. d. pr. Rheinlande, 1894, 

 PP- 273-94, pi. V. 



Monterosato, Marquis de. — Conchiglic terr. viv. e foss. de Monte I'cllegrino. 

 Nat. .Siciliano, 1S94, An xiii., pp. 165-73. 



Newton, R. B. — Note on some Molluscan remains lately discovered in the 

 English Keuper. Journ. Conch., 1894, p. 408. 



Newton, R. B., and Harris, G. W. F. — A Revision of the British Eocene 

 Cephalopoda. Pro. Malac. Soc, Lend., 1894, vol. i., pp. I19-131, pi. x. 



Tate, R. — Unrecorded genera of the older Tertiary Fauna of Australia, including 

 diagnoses of some new genera and species. I'roc. Roy. S(jc., N.S.W., 1893, 

 xxvii. (pub. Mar. 1894), pp. 167-96, plates x. to xii. 



Herein Prof. Tate transfers to the Eocene various Australian beds formerly 

 held to be Miocene, correlates the Oamaru series of New Zealand with the 

 Australian Eocene, and associates both with the oldest European Eocene deposits. 

 The hulk of this important paper is devoted to the moUusca, the following new 

 genera of which are proposed : — Ataxocirithhim, Calytropis, Triploca, Porokda, 

 and Phragiiiorisinu. New species figured and described are : — Spiiiilirostra 

 ctirta, Coiuholepas aiit/qnata, Dislortio interposita, Harpa pachychcila, Dolhiin 

 hioruatttnuElutrnopsis tessellatus,Geuotia fontinalis, G. decomposita, (i. pritchardi, 

 G. angiistif rolls, Diastovia provisi, Seiiiivertagiis std'calvatus, S. capillatiis, 

 Ataxocerilhiuin concatenatuiii, Colina apicHivata, C. fenestralis, Actirpyraiiiis 

 oliveUicformis, Isapis cothinus, I. elatiis, Litiopa punitiilifera, Risella alia, 

 JSasilissa cosinani, Triploca ligata, Porolcda lamcolata, Pholadoiuya ausUaltca, 

 Auatnia dolabncforniis, Phragiiwristna anatiiiicformis, Myochaina plana, M. 

 riigata, and Ci-ania qiiadrangiilaris. We note that ihe^enus Poroh.da has already 

 appeared on p. 86 ol the Macleay Memorial vojvune. — C. H. 



BIOGRAPHICAL. 

 Ashford, Charles. — Journ. Conch., 1S94, jip. 405 7, and i^ortrait. 



EDITOR'S NOTES. 



We regret to hear of the death u{ Prof Michele Lessona, of Turin, on 

 July 20th, in his 71st year. 



