316 PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



New List of British Land and Freshwater Mollusca. 



During the discussion on the presidential address the need of a new 

 edition of the Conchological Society's List was referred to, and it was after- 

 wards proposed by Mr. Lionel E. Adams, B.A., seconded by Mr. Frederick 

 Rhodes, and unanimously resolved that Messrs. Taylor, Nelson, and the 

 Secretary be requested to prepare a new edition of the Conchological 

 Society's List of British Land and Freshwater Mollusca, to be printed in 

 the ' Journal of Conchology ' and afterwards reprinted for sale. 



Papers Read. 



A paper on ' The Marine Mollusca of Madeira,' by the Rev. R. Boog 

 Watson, B.A., PM\.S.E., was laid before the meeting [to be printed in J. of 

 C. for April]. 



A paper on ' The Occurrence of Helix elegaiis in East Kent, near 

 Dover,' by Mr. C. Stanley Bell Cox, \\ith an appended note by the 

 President, was read [to be printed in J. of C. for April]. 



A paper on ' Vertigo moidinsiana in Dorsetshire,' by Mr. Robert 

 Standen, Secretary of the Manchester Branch, was read [to be printed in 

 J. of C. for April]. 



Other papers were postponed for lack of time. 



Exhibits. 



The President exhibited a number of examples of Helix elegans frtim 

 Dover, in ilkistration of Mr. Cox's paper, and kindly presented some to the 

 Society's collection. Several members entertained the view that the shell 

 must have been introduced to the locality, where it has since thriven, and 

 the opinion was expressed that if this was intentionally done, it is highly 

 desirable that the introducer should place the fact on definite record. 



Mr Wm. Nelson exhil)ited a long series of most interesting malforma- 

 tions of Liiinura peregra from Allerton Ings, near Caslleford. 



Mr. Frederick Rhodes showed a large number of sections of difteient 

 genera of shells, in which the internal structure was laid open in an 

 interesting manner. 



Mr. H. T. Soppitt, of Bradford, who was present as a visitor, showed 

 a living example of Testacella haliotidca from Ferniehurst, Shipley, 

 where it and at least ten other specimens have been found by Mr. E. Self, 

 who supposes that they were introduced with plants from Backhouse's 

 Nurseries at York. 



Mr. J. Beanland, of Bradford, also a visitor, showed a specimen of 

 Helix nemoralis var. lihellida (i23)(45) hyalozonata albolabiata, from between 

 Salt? ire and Bingley. 



The Rev. Charles Crawshaw sent for exhibition a beautiful series of 

 Peden operciilaris from Mount's Bay, Cornwall, to illustrate its variability 

 of coloration. 



"Six. John W. Taylor, F. L.S., had on view his album of conchologists, 

 which proved of great interest to the members present. — W.D.R. 



J:C., vi., Jan., iSgi. 



