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shire, together with some interesting comments on the specimens 

 shown. The Chairman brought forward the following exhibits 

 from members — From Mr. Collier a series of shells collected by 

 himself at Aberystwith during the month of May, included were 

 specimens of Ancylits fluviatilis, Helix vii-gata, H. caperata, 

 and others ; from Mr. Heathcote, of Preston, specimens of 

 Limncea truncatula from various localities; from Mr. Whitwell 

 a collection of slugs and land shells collected by Miss Maddy, 

 at Aberayron, Cardiganshire ; from Mr. S. J. Da Costa an ex- 

 ample of Helix obvoluta from Norbury Park, Surrey. 



LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA OF 

 CARDIGANSHIRE. 



By EDWARD COLLIER. 



(Read before the Conchological Society, Aug. ist, 18S8, and approved by the referees). 



Having noticed for the last two years that, from the reports 

 of the Conchological Society, Cardiganshire was the only county 

 in England and Wales without any records, I resolved to have a 

 few days at Aberystwyth, as soon as an opportunity occurred, to 

 try and make as complete a list of its Land and Freshwater 

 MoUusca as I could in the time I had at liberty. I was there 

 for a week, from May 19th to 26th, but did not find anything 

 like the number of species I expected to do, although I looked 

 well for them ; it was, perhaps, too early in the year, and, also, 

 the weather was almost too fine, as there was not a drop of rain 

 all the time I was there, and so may have missed some species 

 that I might have taken, and others I should have taken much 

 more plentifully. 



I worked Aberystwyth and district, Borth and Aberayron 

 on ttie coast, and found Helix aspersa and H. caperata the com- 

 monest species all along the coast-line. Oi H. virgata I only 

 got one specimen, and that was in the castle grounds at Aberyst- 



