266 PROCEEDINGS OP THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 11th May, 1923. 



A. S. Kennard, F.G.S., President, in the Chair. 



The following communications were read : — 



1. On the British species of TruncatelUna. By A. S. Kennard, 

 F.G.S., and B. B. Woodward, F.L.S. 



2. (a) Masculine deficiencies in the British Vertigininae. 



(b) The presence of a Subcerebral Commissure in the Orthurethra. 

 By Hugh Watson, M.A. 



3. On Turris [Surcula) macella, nom. nov., for T. macilenta, Melv., 

 nom. praeocc. By J. C. Melvill, D.Sc, F.L.S. 



The following exhibits were made : — 



By Dr. Boycott : A coloured drawing of Vitrina major by 

 Mr. Davy Dean. 



By Mr. Winckworth : A series of interesting specimens of 

 Cardium edule, L. 



By Col. Peile : Unios from Lake Albert. 



By Mr. A. S. Kennard and Mr. B. B. Woodward : Specimens 

 illustrating their paper. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Friday, 8th June, 1923. 



A. S. Kennard, F.G.S., President, in the Chair. 



Dr. Dudley Stamp was elected to membership of the Society. 

 The following communications were read :— 



1. Note on the Systematic Arrangement of the Clausiliidae. 

 By A. S. Kennard, F.G.S., and B. B. Woodward, F.L.S. 



2. The Anatomy and General Affinities of Ochthephila turricula, 

 Lowe. By Hugh Watson, M.A. 



3. Some Synonyms of the Veneridae. By J. R. le B. Tomlin, 

 F.E.S. 



The following exhibits were made : — 



By Mr. A. S. Kennard and Mr. B. B. Woodward : Specimens 

 illustrating their paper. 



By Col. Peile : Specimen of Pcecilozonites cupula, Grulich, from the 

 type locality. 



By Mr. Winckworth, on behalf of Mr. G. Bateson : Specimen of 

 Synapta inhcerens with Montacuta donacina attached thereto. 



Concerning this Mr. Bateson wrote : — - 



On the 3rd of April, 1923, the Easter Class at the Plymouth Marine 

 Biological Station, visited the Salcombe Estuary and collected a number 

 of Leptosynapta {Synapta) inhcerens. After returning to the laboratory. 

 Miss J. Barrington (Newnham College) found a small Lamellibranch 



