330 JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



18 8 1 



72nd Meeting. 



Held August 4th, 1881, the President, Mr. J. W. Taylor, in 

 the Chair. Minutes of 71st Meeting read and confirmed. 



PAPERS READ. 



"Note on the shape and structure of the darts of Helix 

 aspersa, If. arbustoru/n, If. nemofalis, H. hortensis, and others; 

 and their value as a means of determining species," by Mr. Chas. 

 Ashford. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



The darts of several of the species of the Helicidse were 

 shown by Mr. Ashford, in illustration of his notes on the subject. 



73rd Meeting. 



Held Sep. 8th, 1881, the President, Mr. J. W. Taylor, 

 presided. Minutes of the 72nd Meeting were read and approved. 

 Correspondence was read from Mr. W. Jeffery, Chichester, and 

 Mr. J. W. Cundall, Bristol. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



A large series of shells from various Yorkshire localities, was 

 exhibited by Mr. W. Nelson, particulars of which are entered in 

 the Record Book. Mr. Nelson also showed very fine specimens 

 of Bultfnus acutus var. bizona, from Port St. Mary, Isle of Man; 

 Helix concinna, Scarlet Point, Isle of Man; LitnncEa palustris var. 

 alba., and L. peregra, Sandwich, Kent; Fisidium pusillum, Abbey 

 Holmes, Carlisle; and Bulimus acutus var. bizona, Tenby, Wales. 



J.C, iii., July, 1882 



