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III. — Lovell Reeve in the " Conchologists" Nomenclator," 1845, 

 P- 275, by Agnes Catlow, gives the following nine species : — 



Harpa articularis Lamk' 



\=ventricosa var. Desh.], 

 ,, conoidalis Lamk., 

 „ craiata Swains. 



\=rosea var. Gray], 

 „ gracilis Broderip 

 \=mi7ior var. Gray], 



Harpa imperialis Cham. 



\=BiiCc. cosiatum in pte. 

 ,, Jiiitior Rumph., Linn]. 

 „ nob His Rumph., 

 ,, rosea Lamk. 



[=^H. rosacea Martini], 

 ,, vetitricosa Lamk. 



IV. — L. C. Kiener, Coquilles Vivantes, ^"^ Harpa,'' 1842, admits 

 five species : — 



Harpa articularis Lamk., ( Harpa rosea^ Lamk., 



,, minor Lamk., ' „ ventricosa"- I^amk. 



„ 7iobilis Lamk., 1 



V. — G. B. Sowerby in the " Thesaurus Conchyliorum," iii., pp. 

 169-172, 1866, admits the following twelve species : — 



Harpa articularis Lamk., 

 „ cancellata Chem., 

 „ costata L., 

 ,, crassa Morch, 

 ,, gracilis Brod., 

 ,, minor Rumph., 

 ,, nablium Mart. 



\=co7ioidalis Lamk.], 



Harpa nobilis Rumph., 

 ,, rivoliana Lesson 



\=crenata Swains.], 

 ,, 7vsea Klein, 

 ,, ventricosa Lamk., 

 ,, virginalis J. Gray. 



VI. — Dr. Aug. Sutor^ monographed the genus in 1877, including 

 the following sixteen as true species : — 



Harpa articularis Lamk., 

 „ cabritii Fischer, 

 ,, cancellata Chem., 

 ,, conoidalis Lamk., 

 ,, costata L. 



\=imperialis Chem.], 

 ,, crassa Phil. 



\=solidula A. Ad.], 

 „ crenata Swains., 

 ,, gracilis Bred., 



Harpa ligata Menke, 

 ,, minor Lamk., 

 ,, nablitini (Mart.) 



var. striatula juv., 

 ,, nobilis Lamk., 

 ,, rosea Lamk., 

 „ striata Lamk., 

 ,, ventricosa Lamk., 

 ,, virginalis J. Gray. 



VII. — Tryon, "Manual of Conchology," vol. v., p. 98 (1883) gives 

 descriptions of the following, admitting nine species and six 

 varieties : — 



1 With H. rivoliatta Lesson = crciiata Swains. 



2 Inclusive of H. costata L. and conoidalis I.anik. 



3 A. Sutor, Jahrb. Walak, GeselL, pp. gy-iag, pi. 4> 5i 1077. 



