PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 377 
no. 2, Feb., 1897; Armature of Helicoid Land Shells, part 4, by G. K. 
Gude (from the author); The Land Mollusca of Ballycastle and District, 
County Antrim, by R. Standen (from the author); Proceedings of the 
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, part 2, April-August, 1896 ; 
The Practical Photographer, vol. 8, no. 86, Feb., 1897. 
New Member elected : 
Mr. Joseph Bliss, Smyrna, Asia Minor. 
Members Deceased: 
Rev. C. Crawshaw, Saltburn-by-the-Sea; Mr. Fred Hepburn, B.A., 
Sutton, Surrey. 
Appointment of Auditors: 
Messrs. J. H. Killingbeck and E. C. Stump were elected Auditors for 
the current year. 
Letters read: 
Letters were read from Captain Gordon McDakin relative to the 
acclimatisation of Helix elegans at Dover; and from Mr. Albert Wood on 
the occurrence of sinistral and turreted specimens of Planorbis spirorbis at 
Sutton Coldfield. 
Paper read: 
‘Descriptions of four new species of marine shells, from Lifu, Loyalty 
Islands,” by J. C. Melvill and R. Standen, forming part of their series of 
communications on the Hadfield collection. 
Exhibits : 
By Messrs. Melvill and Standen: The new species of Olsvella, Drillia, 
Elusa, and Odostoméa described in their paper. 
By Mr. Harold Barke: A remarkable specimen of Clausiha perversa 
with the last whorl truncated, from Aberglaslyn. 
By Mr. A. Wood: A sinistral specimen of Planorbis spirorbts from 
Hill Hook Mill Pool, Sutton Coldfield ; and a fine turreted monstrosity of 
the same species from an old marl pit at Hill Hook. 
By Mr. Wm. Moss: Déplommatina occidentalis, Epiphragmophora 
coactiliata, and a specimen of Helix perplexa with double mouth—all from 
Trinidad. 
A fine series of G/andina was exhibited by Messrs. J. Cosmo Melvill, 
FE. Collier, R. Cairns, W. Moss, and T. Rogers ; the Manchester Museum 
collection was also shown by Mr. R. Standen. Altogether about one-half 
of the known species were displayed on the table, and an interesting dis- 
cussion ensued. 
It was decided to make a special exhibit at the March meeting of 
species of Strep/axide for comparison and discussion. 
