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CONCHOLOGICAL NOTES FROM MALTON. 
W. GYNGELL. 
Tue Malton district has probably been defined by. the local 
naturalists, as their Scarborough brother, workers have mapped 
out the country, which for such purposes they call their own— 
roughly bounded on the South-West by a line drawn from 
Weaverthorpe to Pickering. 
Scarborough conchologists are most justly proud of the very. 
large number of inland species of mollusca found within a 
six-mile radius of their borough. Mr. J..A. Hargreaves’ list 
published in the Conchological Society's Journal for July 1909, 
contains the names of 102 species. Since that date a few 
additions have been made, and at the present moment quite 
100 species are to be found /iving in the district. There is no 
reason to doubt that Malton, ‘having land all round it (which 
Scarborough has not), when thoroughly investigated, will be 
able to show as many or more species than may be found near 
Scarborough. 
The writer much regrets that he, personally, has been able 
to spend very little time in or near Malton; but a few notes 
of his own finds there,.meagre as they are, may not be without 
some interest. 
* Felicigona arbustorum L.—A colony of this species on the 
Scarborough Road, just beyond Norton, produces in fair 
numbers the smallest specimens known to the writer. This 
‘variety minor’ is also common near North Grimston. 
*+ Helix nemoralts L.—One or two varieties of this most 
peautiful and abundant species, varieties absent from the 
Scarborough district, occur at Malton. Variety castanea on 
the road to Old Malton, variety albina also near the town ; 
whilst the band variety 00300, very rare at Scarborough, 
becomes fairly common as one approaches Malton. On the 
road to North Grimston the variety albolabiata was taken in 
1913, and here both large and heavy specimens of fine colour 
are not uncommon. 
The six-banded variety, referred to by Mr. Taylor, of Malton, 
as having beenfound some years ago, was doubtless merely 
a split banded form of the type, not a very rare occurrence, 
+ Helix hortensis Miiller—The variety coalita—with bands 
coalesced, and thus almost unicolourous black—not usually 
common, is to be found near Castle Howard, on the road from 
Malton, and here also occur specimens with bright yellow apex. 
* Vertigo pygmea Drapernaud was found near North Grims- 
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+ Succinea putris L.—By the river side at Old Malton very 
large specimens were to be found a few years ago. 
* — East Riding. }~—= North Riding. 
Naturalist, 
