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Lampsilis nasiitus (Say). Seaford, Sussex Co.; Clioptank Mills, 

 Kent Co., Delaware. 



Lampsilis radiatus (Gmel.). Seaford, Sussex Co., Delaware. 



Lampsilis cariosus (Say). Seaford, Sussex Co., Delawai-e. 



Lampsilis ochraeens (Say). Seaford, Sussex Co., Delaware. 



Unio complanatus (' Sol.' Dillw.). Seaford. Sussex Co.; Head of 

 Red Clay Creek, Cliristiania Township; Clioptank Mills, Kent, Co. 



Unio jisheriauus Lea. Seaford, Sussex Co.; Clioptank Mills, 

 Kent Co., Delaware. 



Anodonta cataracta Say. Mill-pond at liead of Indian River, 

 Millsboro, Sussex Co.; Clioptank Mills, Kent Co., Delaware. 



Strophitus edentidus (Say). Head of Red Clay Creek, Christiana 

 Townshi|), Delaware. 



Strophitus undulatus (Say). Clioptank Mills, Kent Co., Dela- 

 ware. A single, well-developed s|)ecimen. 



Alasmodonta marginata varicosa (Lam.). Head of Red Clay 

 Creek, Christiana Township, Delaware. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



A Peculiar Haliotis Not long ago a freak in the Haliotis 



line came under my observation, and thinking it of sutficient interest 

 to the readers of The Nautilus, I send the following description : 

 The shell is, in most jiarticulars, a characteristic Haliotis cracherodii, 

 measuring 4^ inches in length, 1 1\ inches in height, and 3g^ inches 

 in width. It was obtained from a lot of shells brought from the 

 coast of Lower California, by Frank Holzner, a local dealer in shells 

 and curios, and unlike any other I have seen, has no holes whatever, 

 and no scars or indentations to indicate even a good intention in 

 that direction. — F. W. Kelsey. 



Neav Cave-Sxails. — Dr. R. Sturany has been investigating an 

 interesting collection of snails from caverns in Herzegovina {Nbl. 

 D. M. Ges. for July-Sept., '04). Besides species of Clausilia and 

 Pupa, he describes a very small subcylindric land-snail with a round 

 mouth and hairy cuticle as Pholeoteras eutJirix. It is 2.5 to 3 mm. 

 long, and lias minutely latticed sculpture, beginning even upon the 

 embryonic whorl. As only empty shells were found, and nothing 



