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THE 



JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



Vol. II. JULY, 1904. No. 3. 



THE LAND SHELLS OF MAJORCA. 



By The Rev. Canon HORSLEY. 



(Read before the London Branch of the Conchological Society on Jan. 8, 1904, 

 and before the Society on Jan. 13, 1904). 



A FEW notes on the land shells of the little known Island of Majorca 

 may be interesting, although the time I spent there — from Nov. 17th 

 to Dec. 8th, 1903 — seemed to coincide with helicidal preparations for 

 hybernation, and as at the beginning of December some exceptionally 

 cold rain and wind (for Majorca) occurred, no doubt, some species 

 hybernated earlier or more deeply than usual. In fact towards the 

 end of my time H. pisana, H. virgata, H. pyramidafa, and IT. 

 splendida were almost the only species to be found still on herbage or 

 shrubs. 



I was unable to obtain in London Dr. Hidalgo's list of the land 

 shells of the Balearic Isles until after my return, and a letter to him 

 from Palma elicited no reply, so that I had no guidance as to what 

 species I might expect to find. I now find, however, that, writing in 

 1878, he describes seventy-two species of land shells as belonging to 

 the Balearic Isles. Of these, however, twenty were not found in 

 Majorca, thus reducing the number to fifty-two. It will be seen, 

 however, that I can add two or three to his list. The majority of 

 species are found on both sides of the Mediterranean, but fourteen 



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