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By Mr. W. Cartwright : — Specimens illustrating variation in Helix arbnstorutn, 

 from Buxton, etc. 



By Mr. W. H. Davies : — Photographs of Lymm Dam, Cheshire, showing banks 

 of Anodonta left high and dry. H. nemofalis, extremely small forms, from Deep 

 Dale, near Buxton ; H. nenioralis, large forms, from Baguley. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : — Large series of Urocoptis. 



By Mr. A. J. E. Cave -.—Strombus canariiim L. , var, vanikorensis Quoy with 

 operculum. 



By Mirs, Blundell : — Gibbus martensi E. A. Smith, from Fernando Po. 



By Mr. J. PI. Matthews : — Large Planorbis comeus and L. stagnalis from Sale 

 Meadows. 



In the Special Exhibit, Physa, series were shown by Messrs. J. W. Jackson, R. 

 Standen, C. H. Moore, W. H. Davies, J. Ray Hardy, Mrs. Gill, and the Man 

 Chester Museum. 



487th Meeting, held at the Manchester Museum, December loth, 1919. 



Mr. R. Standen in the chair. 



Candidates Proposed for Membership. 



William Robert Eastwood, Curator, Municipal Museum, Oak Hill Park, 

 Accrington (introduced by J. W. Jackson and G. C. Spence). 



Arthur Wadams Ward, 12, Britannia Square, Worcester (introduced by R. 

 Standen and J. W. Jackson). 



Resignations. 



P. H. Grierson. J. W. Whitwell. Rev. H. A. Soames. Mrs. J. Linton. 



Papers Read. 



" The South Devon Race ol Hygiomia Umbata (Drap.)," by H. C. Huggins. 

 " Four New Marine Shells from South Africa," by J. R. le B. Tomlin. 

 " Giant Race of Cardium edule L.," by R. Winckworth. 



Principal Exhibits. 



By Mr. A. T. Hop wood : — Conns archithalassus from Seychelles and C. magus. 



By Mr. A. K. Lawson : — Limium stagnalis and Planorbis campanulatus from 

 Wabamun Lake, Alberta, Canada. 



By Mr. G. C. Spence : — Ramsdenia viirifica Preston, from Bayate, Guanta- 

 namo, Cuba. 



By Mr. J. Wilfrid Jackson --Shells from the raised beach at Kallow Point, 

 Port St. Mary, Isle of Man, including Littorina littorea, L. qblusaia, Calliostotna 

 zizyphinum, Giblmla cineraria. Ocinebra erinacea, Patella vulgata, Helcion pellu- 

 cidiun, and Purpura lapillus (small, thick form, like fig. 6 in plate Camb. Nat. 

 Hist., " Molluscs"). 



By Mr. R. Winckworth : —Exceedingly large Cardium edule from Congesquoy, 

 near Stromness, Orkneys, to illustrate his note. 



In the Special Exhibit, British Cardium, series were shown by several of the 

 members. 



It was decided to have the following Special Exhibits : — 



January 14th - - - Helix pisana. 

 February nth - - - Ampelita. 

 March loth - - - Abnormal Shells, 



