PROC. CONCH. SOC. GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 219 

 FRENCH SHELLS, 



A letter from Mr. Robert Scharff of Bordeaux to Mr. 

 Taylor, in which various interesting records of French shells were 

 given, including Helix revelafa Fer. [U. occidentalis Recluz) at 

 Braune on the Dordogne river, also Unio littoralis Cuv., and U. 

 Requieni Mich., along with Physa acuta, Li7nncBa peregra and 

 Planorbis leucostoma from the river ; also Bulimiis tridens Brug., 

 from near Bordeaux. 



ALGERIAN SHELLS. 



Mr. John W. Taylor exhibited a number of shells collected 

 by Mr. J. H. Ponsonby during his recent tour in Algeria, nearly 

 the whole of the Helices are characterised by the massive chalky- 

 white appearance peculiar to arid situations. The collection 

 included Helix cariosula Mich., Oran, H. candidissinia Drap., 

 Algiers, H. depressula Parr., Oran, H alabastrites Mich., Oran, 

 (also its variety quiitquefasciata^^ H. soliita Ziegl., Oran), H. 

 hieroglyphicula Mich., Oran, H subrostrata Fer., St. Denis, H. 

 submaritima Drap., Algiers, H pyramidata Drap., Algiers, H. 

 apicina Lam., Algiers, H. acompsia Bourg., Algiers, H. amanda 

 Rossm., Algiers, H. letiticula Fer,, Algiers, 



• NEW SPECIES. 



Mr. John W. Taylor exhibited various new species of 

 Amphipeplea and Physa from New Guinea and Tasmania, descrip- 

 tions of which it is his intention to read at the next meeting. 



DISCOVERY OF DIPLOMPHALUS IN TASMANIA, 



By W, F, PETTERD. 



A species of this interesting genus has recently been dis- 

 covered in this island. It resembles D. Megei Lambert, from 

 New Caledonia, but is much smaller, 



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