peoceedi:n^gs 



OF THE 



MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Feidat, 8ih Novembee, 1907. 

 B. B. Woodward, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. "Description of a new species of Clathurella, probably from 

 Ceylon." By H. B. Preston, F.Z.S. 



2. "On the Mollusca of Birket el Qurun, Egypt." By E. A. 

 Smith, I.S.O. 



3. "Descriptions of eight new species of marine Mollusca." By 

 G. B. Sowerby, F.L.S. 



4. " On the original drawings for the illustrations in the 'Historia 

 Naturalis Testaceorum Britannise' of E. M. Da Costa, 1778." By 

 A. Eeynell. 



5. " Descriptions of Labyrinthm euclausus and Neocyclotus Belli 

 from Colombia." By Col. R. H. Beddome, F.L.S. 



Mr. G. B. Sowerby exhibited a series of specimens and varieties of 

 Pecten ruhromaculatus, Sowerby, including Pecten lemniscatus, Reeve. 



Mr. A. S. Kennard exhibited a series of specimens of Petricola 

 pholadiformis from various localities on the east coast of England and 

 also some very large valves of Unto margaritifer, Linn., dredged from 

 Thames gravel, far out in the river at Mortlake. The species is now 

 extinct south of Yorkshire as far as Eastern England is concerned. 

 He also exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Polkinghorne, specimens of 

 Spirula Peronii and Nerita tessellata, found at Sennen Cove, Cornwall. 



Mr. E. A. Smith exhibited the type of Pyrula Bengalina^ Grat., and 

 a reversed specimen of Achatina fulica. 



The President exhibited some original letters from Bean & 

 Gilbertson. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



Feiday, 13th December, 1907^ 



B. B. Woodward, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Miss M. F. Hickey, the Rev. E. W. Bo well, and Herman Lynge 

 were elected members of the Society. 



VOL. VIII. — MARCH, 1908. 1 



