MOLLUSCA OF THE BAHAMA ISLANDS. 



I spent the winter of 1887-8 at Nassau, the capital of Bahama Islands, and while there 

 made an excursion covering several weeks to the various sponge fishing banks around Andros 

 Island, and to other islands in the vicinity. I collected nearly 200 species, of which I yet have 

 the following in sufficient number to offer them in exchange. 



AURICULIDuE. 

 9 xx Melampus sp.; loc. Mayport, Florida. 



65 xx Melampus coffeus L.; var. conifor- 

 mis, mft., loc. Andros, n. side. 



CASSIDIDJE. 



, no x Cassis (s. s.) tuberosa, Lin.; well 



grown and finely marked. " 

 - > iioB x Cassis flammea, Lin.; fine. 



uoC x Cassis varians, Mke.; fine. 



166 x Cassis cameo Stimps. 



"82 x Cassis (Cassidea) testiculus, Lin. : not 



very fine. 



NOTE. Large shells like these cannot be 

 sent by mail. 



CERITHID^E. 

 28 xx Cerithium nigrescens, Mke. 



CHITONID^. 

 ^ 9? x Chiton (s. s.) Piceus Gmel. 



COLUMBELLLID^E. 



163 xx Columbella (Pygmaea) mercatoria, 

 Lin.; very fine color varieties. 



CYPRIOTE. 



89 xx Cyprsea (s. s.) exanthema, Lin.; va- 

 rious sizes ; maculated and reticu- 

 lated. 



FASCIOLARIID^. 

 72 x Fasciolaria tulipa, L.; various sizes. 



HELICID^E. 



in xx Helix (Hemitrochus) varians, Mke.; 

 very finely banded. Lot B the same 

 in alcohol with the animal ; Lot C, 

 ditto faded ; Lot D, ditto bleached. 



113 xx Helix Stearnsianella, Pilsbry, discov- 

 ered at Grantstown, back of Nas- 

 sau, and named after me by Prof. 

 H. A. Pilsbry (a new species). 



112 x Helix (Thelodomus) provisoria, Pfr. 

 (var.) 



LITTORINID^E. 



10 x Littorina (Melaraphe) scabra L.; 

 var. Lineata, Gmel. (= var. anguli- 

 fera Lam.(; a variety of fine colors 

 and with opercula. 



16 x Littorina (Melaraphe) ziczac, Chemn. , 



with opercula. 



17 xx Tectariusdilitatus, D'orb.; with oper- 



cula. 



18 xx Tectariusmuricatus, Lin.; with oper- 



cula. 



MARGINELLIDJE. 



-. - 43 xx Marginella (Cryptospira) flavida, 

 Redfield, beautiful shells, bright 

 . glossy yellow. 



^ 71 xx Marginella (G 1 a b e 1 1 a) opalina, 



Stearns. 



MURICID^E. 



12 xx Murex (Chicoreus) Salleanus A. ad. 



(= M. pudicolor); with opercula. 

 13 xx Purpura (s. s.) patula, Lin.; fine, with 

 opercula. 



158 xx 



7 x 

 7 B x 

 7 Dx 



NATICID^E. 



446 xx Natica (s. s.) Marochiensis, Gmel.; 

 var. livida Phil.; in alcohol, with 

 animal and opercula. 

 159 xx Natica (mamma) porcellana, D'orb. 



NERITID./E. 



Nerita (Peleronta) peleronta, Lin.; 

 fine and large, with opercula. 



Nerita Listeri Recluz ; (var.) fine, 

 with opercula. 



Nerita (Peleronta) tessellata, Gmel.; 

 with opercula. 



Nerita (Peleronta) versicolor, Lam.; 

 with opercula. 



Neritina Virginia L.; very fine; re- 

 quires many specimens to exhaust 

 the varieties of markings. 



Neritina vita-pupa, Say.; a very 

 beautiful shell. 



OLIVIDJE. 



Oliva (Strephona) fusiformis, Lam.; 



only fair. 

 Oliva (Strephona) fusiformis, a tes- 



sellate variety, Lam. 

 Oliva (Strephona) fusiformis, Lam.; 



yellowish and white variety, fine. 

 Oliva biplicata, Sowb. (these are 



from Alaska). 



PUPID^E. 



Strophia marmorata, Pfr. 

 Strophia glans, Kiister. 



STROMBID^E. 



Strombus gigas, L.; with opercula. 



Strombus, gigas, L. ; opercula only. 



Strombus gigas ; young ; several 

 stages of growth ; quite unlike the 

 adult shell and in good colors. 



Strombus costatus, Gmel. 



Strombus bituberculatus, Lam. 



TEREBRIDyE. 



Terebra (Myurella) dislocata, Say.; 

 color varieties. 



TROCHID^. 



Trochus (Livona) pica L.; with oper- 

 cula various ages. 



86 x 



86B x 

 85 xx 



50 x 

 ?4 xx 



BIVALVES. 



AVICULIDJE. 



25 xx Perna (Isognomon) epiphium, Lin. 

 LUCINID^E. 



31 x Lucina Pennsylvania, Lin. 

 6 xx Lucina (Codakia) tigrina, Desh.; sev- 

 eral stages of growth, the inner 

 lip and hinge being tinged either 

 with pink, yellow or purple, form- 

 ing three color varieties. 



TELLINID^E. 



6u x Tellina laevigata, Lin; 

 i xx Asaphis sanguinolaria ; var. coc- 



cinea, Martyn. 

 Asaphia sanguinolaria ; yellow color 



variety. 



Asaphia sanguinolaria ; purple color 

 variety. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



In addition to the foregoing, I have a number of Star Fishes ; Sea Urchins, among them 

 Cidaris tubuloides ; Fish Scales, about fifteen varieties for microscopic study ; Sponges, about 

 twenty species undetermined, having only scientific value. 



