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JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY. 



Vol. 12. OCTOBER, 1908. No. 8. 



THE LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSCA OF GRANGE- 

 OVER-SANDS. 



By harry BEESTON. 



(Read before the Society, March nth, igo8). 



Plate II. 



During the month of August, 1906 (and part of the same month 

 in 1905), I spent a very enjoyable hohday in this charming district, 

 and employed much of my time exploring the vicinity in search 

 of shells. 



Living in the south of England where molluscan life is fairly 

 abundant, my researches and collecting experiences at Grange were 

 in many respects very different from the usual order of things in 

 Hampshire, so much so, that I thought a few remarks on my ob- 

 servations might be of interest to conchologists. 



This article I desire to be looked upon more in the light of a 

 general review or synopsis, than as an entirely original record of 

 work done in a new district. I have endeavoured to include in 

 the list absolutely all the species and varieties which up to the 

 present have been found in the district, whether discovered by 

 myself or by others who have at various times collected at Grange. 

 Perhaps the chief use which may be made of this list will be 

 to enable conchologists who visit the locality to see a ta glance what 

 the district produces, and where the various species are to be found, 

 and thus constitute a working list for future use. 



So thoroughly had the district of Grange been explored in 

 previous years, that I quite despaired of finding anything worth 

 recording either in species or varieties. The few which I did find 

 were perhaps, with the exception of Succinea oblonga, unimportant, 

 but all such additions make for the completeness of a list of the 

 fauna of any district. An asterisk serves to distinguish these. 



The species not taken or observed by myself, have the initials 

 of the recorders attached, and where possible the sources of in- 

 formation added for the purpose of reference. 



