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1. Section : Privatula. North America. 



Shell cylindric ; lamell?e few and small or none. 

 Type : P. corticaria Say. 



2. Section: Eubifidai'ia (Wi{. s. str.). America, Polynesia. 

 Shell cylindric to turriculate ; lamellse typical. 



Type : P. hordeacea Gabb. 



P. barbadensis Kiist (W, I.) 



P. grevillei Chitty (W. I.) and numerous others. 



P. exigua Ad. ^Mauritius. 



3. Section : Boysidia} Asia, Polynesia. 



Shell conic ; aperture very peripheric ; lamellae typical. 

 Type: P. hunana GYd\. (China.) 



P. strophosioma JNIlldfF. (Philippines.) 



4. Section : Albinula. America, Asia, Polynesia. 



Shell oblong or conic-ovate or cylindrical, colorless (contains 

 rather various forms and should be divided in groups.) 

 Type : P. contracta Say. 



P. armigerella Reinh. (China.) 



P. recondita Tapp.-Can. (Japan.) 



P. pedicidus Shuttl. (Japan, Samoa.) 



P. artensis Montrz. (New Caledonia.) 



P. meridionalis Mlldff. (From description ; China.) 



5. Section : Vertigopsis. North America. 



Shell small, vertigo-like, albino ; parietal lamella? rather short 

 and almost simple; palatals near the margin. 

 Type : P. cuvvidens Gld. 



So much for the shells. Of the soft parts very little is known 

 as yet. But it is probable that further investigations will prove the 

 relations shown by the shells, which in general yield true evidences 

 of the natural position of their bearers. 



1 Boettger, in v. Mcellendorff (Jahrb. Mai. Ges., 1884, p. 180, 181 ) proposes 

 the subgeneric name Gredleriella ; but Gredler himself sent me specimens with 

 the above. Dr. v. Mcellendorff ranges the group next to Scopelophila [F. kokeili 

 Rssm. and Rossmcessleri Schm.) ; but the resemblance is only external, from the 

 conic shape of the shells. In the configuration of the apertural parts and especially 

 the lamellae it closely resembles P. contracta Say, while in Scopelophila they are 

 of quite a different type and wholly marginal. 



