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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 

 CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND. 



472nd Meeting, held at the Manchester Museum, May 8th, 1918. 



Mr. R. .Standen in the chair. 



New Members Elected. 



Hans Schlesch. 



Miss Lucia D. Carro. 



Candidate Proposed for Membership. 



George Nelson, 38, Griffiths Street, Falkirk, Stirlingshire (introduced by W. 

 Denison Roebuck and William Evans). 



Exhibits. 



By Mr. W. H. Davies : Land shells collected in the Manchester district, includ- 

 ing Helix nenioralis (vars. ) from Baguley ; H. hortensis (vars.) and //. nrbustorum 

 from Compstall Wood ; also H. arbitstormn from Gatley Carrs. 



By Mr. W. E. Alkins : H. nemoralis (vars.) from Castleton, Derbyshire, and 

 rom Ellastone and Denstone, Staff's. ; H. nemoralis var. castanea from Wetton 

 Mill, Staffs. ; H. hortensis from Oakamoor and Denstone, Staffs. 



By Mrs. Gill : Species of Gibbiis. 



By Mr. R. Harrison : Various land shells from near Winchester, Hampshire, 

 including H. hortensis, H. cantiana, H. virgata, H. itala, H. caperata, H. lapicida, 

 and Vitrea nitidida ; also Clausilia laminata, H. striolata, V. pura, V. radiatiila 

 var. viridescenti-alba, V. crystallina, etc., from Crabbe Wood, Hampshire. 



By Mr. R. Standen : Triton femoralis L. dredged off Karachi by Mr. F. W. 

 Townsend, illustrating the growth of a new varix and section, by the formation of 

 the tough epidermal layer prior to the deposition of the calcareous portion. 



By Mr. J. W. Jackson : Predynastic pottery from Naquada, Egypt, with 

 painted decoration consisting of boats or galleys and objects suggesting conven- 

 tionalised cuttle-fishes. 



By Mr. J. G. Kitchen : I.inincta palustris, L. truncatula, Planorbis leucostovia, 

 and Aplecta hypnoruin from Ashley, Cheshire ; also Planorbis crista from Dunham, 

 Cheshire. 



In the Special Exhibit, Thersites, series were shown by Mrs. Gill, Mr. J. G. 

 Kitchen, and the Manchester Museum. 



473rd Meeting, held at the Manchester Museum, June 12th, 1918. 



Mr. R. Standen in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted : 



From Mr. J. D. Dean and Dr. W. H. Dall ; also " Manual of Conchology," 



part 96, by H. A. F'xlshxy (frofn the author); and " Molluscan World," vol. i, 



1915, by C. R. Orcutt (from Mr. G. C. Spence). 



New Member Elected. 



George Nelson. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



Clyve Cordukes Laverack, Ph.C, M.P. S., Broughton Rise, Malton (introduced 

 by \V. Gyngell and J. A. Hargreaves). 



Maurice Cook, 13, Victoria Place, Hartlepool (introduced by W. E. Alkins and 

 J. W. Jackson). 



Member Resigned. 



T. M. Harvard. 



