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Apparenfly this " history of shells " refers to the " Numbers of 

 a Conch ology " published anonymously, which I was inclined to 

 credit to Da Costa. From the fact that Elements of Conchology 

 was issued in 1776, and the British Conchology in 1778, both under 

 Da Costa's name, it is possible that Da Costa did get his release 

 from the King's Bench Prison, though I cannot, at present, assert 

 that as a fact. 



Renier. 



Although some of Eenier's species appear in the British List, no 

 malacologist in the last fifty years has confirmed the data, and this 

 is not surprising since the only known copies appear to be in the 

 Library of the University of Padua, Italy. These were loaned to 

 Sherborn for use in the preparation of the second part of his Index 

 Animalium, and under his supervision photographic copies were 

 made. 



These copies have been used by me at my leisure in the preparation 

 of the following notes. Three items are included : the first being 

 entitled " Tavola alfabetica delle Conchiglie Adriatiche, nominate 

 dietro il Sistema di Linneo, edizione di Gmelin ". The title-page and 

 flyleaf are missing or blank leaves, the Tavola first page being 

 followed by p. vi and the pages numbered to xiii. The Tavola is 

 a list of specific names numbered consecutively as to species and 

 varieties, species, and new species, the totals reading 588, 444, and 

 95 respectively. The majority of the new names are nomina nuda, 

 footnotes identifying these new species sometimes citing recognizable 

 figures, but more often stating "Non descritto, ne figurato", and in 

 many cases " Prossimo al " or " Assomiglia al ", which I treat as 

 nomina nuda. Since some of the latter have been utilized as valid 

 names, I have collated the ninety-five names claimed as new by 

 Renier, placing together the nomina nuda and citing separately the 

 valid names. The nomina nuda are Chiton subdivisus, Mya 

 punctulata, Solen candidus, Solen conversus, Tellina aperta, Tellina 

 muricata, Tellina orbiculata, Tellina senata, Cardium clodiense, 

 Cardium fornicatum, Cardium planatum, Mactra triangula, Venus 

 bottarii, Ostreafoliacea, Ostrea nivea, Ostrea elongata, Mytilus dentatus, 

 Mytilus denticulatus, Mytilus zonarius, Conus epaticus, Voluta 

 buccinata, Voluta conoidea, Voluta minima, Voluta terna, Buccinum 

 granulatum, Buccinum immaculatum, Buccinum trocJiiforme, Murex 

 costtdatus, Murex maculatus, Murex politus, Murex roseus, Murex 

 vulpeculus, Trochus chienichinus, Trochus kyacintinus, Trochus 

 spiralis, Trochus triqueter. Turbo amatistinus. Turbo craticulatus, 

 Turbo fasciatus, Turbo Icevis, Helix littoralis, Helix strigilata, Helix 

 triqueter, Patella fissa. Patella Icevissiraa, Patella membranacea, 

 Patella squamulata, Dentalium lineare, Serpida colon, Serpula 

 tetragona, Sabella calamus, Sabella gelatinosa, and Sabella 

 membranacea. 



