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March 22, 1842. 
William Horton Lloyd, Esq., in the Chair. 
A letter from the Society’s Corresponding Member, E. L. Moore, 
Esq., dated Newfoundland, February 7, 1842, was read, and a young 
Harp Seal (Phoca Grenlandica, Miller) presented by that gentleman 
was exhibited. 
The following paper, by Mr. Lovell Reeve, entitled ‘‘ Descriptions 
of new species of Shells, principally from the collection of Hugh 
Cuming, Esq.,” was then read. 
Genus Bu.imus. 
Buuimvus smaracpinus. Bul. testd oblongo-ovatd, nitidd, viridi, 
apicem versus subpurpured ; fascia albd per anfractuum suturas 
decurrente ; aperturd rotundato-ovali, peristomate albo, reflexo. 
Reeve, Conch. Syst., vol. ii. pl. 173. fig. 6. 
Had. ad insulam Mindanao, Philippinarum. 
Long. 23 ; lat. 12 poll. 
The whorls of this shell exhibit a pleasing gradation of colour ; 
commencing at the apex in deep purple, it passes through pale yel- 
low to a bright sea-green. 
Genus HE rx. 
Herx Vatroni. Hel. testd ovatd, depressd, anfractibus ventricosi- 
usculis, ultimo superne productiore ; rubido-fuscd, radiis longi- 
tudinalibus obsolete pictd ; epidermide tenui, peculiariter maculosd, 
indutd; aperturd subquadrato-ovali, marginibus nigerrimis, dis- 
junctis ; labro acutissimé reflero. Reeve, Conch. Syst., vol. i. 
pl. 166. fig. 23. 
Hab. ad insulam Ceylon, 
Long. 24; lat. 13 poll. 
I name this remarkable shell in honour of my friend William 
Walton, Esq., a zealous and assiduous collector ; it is of a dark 
ruddy brown colour, and has a very black polished lip; it is, how- 
ever, especially characterized by its curiously speckled epidermis. 
Genus SIPHONARIA. 
SrpHonarta cuaracteristica. Siph. testa orbiculari, conicd, 
extiis longitudinaliter costatd, costis irregularibus, interstitiis ni- 
gricantibus, apicem versus valde decorticatis ; intis nigerrimo- 
uscd, impressione musculari scabrd, profunde notatd ; impressione 
siphonali characteristice imbutd. Reeve, Conch. Syst., vol. ii. 
pl. 138. fig. 3. 
Hab, In sinu Panamensi. 
Long. 24; lat. 14; alt. 1} poll. 
