62 PROCEEDINGS OF THE MALACOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



5. " On a small collection of Marine Shells from 'New Zealand and 

 Macqiiarie Island, with descriptions of new species." By E. A. Smith, 

 r.Z.S., etc. 



Mr. B. B. Woodward exhibited specimens of Helix aspersa from an 

 undisturbed kitchen midden at Hastings; he regarded these as the 

 only undoubted pre-Boman examples of this Helix on record. 



Mr. E. B. Sykes exhibited and commented on varieties of Achatinella 

 cestus, Newc, from Oahu. He also exhibited specimens of Midodonta 

 lamellosa, Fer., from Oahu, and marine shells from the Andamans, in 

 illustration of his paper. 



Mr. Gr. B. Sowerby exhibited and remarked upon a series of Ranella 

 lampas, showing the range in length of this species to be from 2^ to 

 9^ inches. He also exhibited specimens in illustration of his paper. 



Mr. H. Fulton exhibited the type of his new Amphidromus. 



Lieut. -Col. H. H. Godwin- Austen exhibited specimens in illustration 

 of his paper. 



OEDINARY MEETING. 

 Friday, 14th Jantiaey, 1898. 

 Lieut.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen, F.R.S., etc., President, in the Chair. 

 Dr. B. H. Perks was elected to membership of the Society. 

 Mr. W. Crouch and Dr. H. "Woodward were appointed auditors of 

 the accounts of the Society for the year 1897. 

 The following communications were read : — 



1. "A Beuo-Pericardiac Pore in Ampullaria urceus, Miill." By 

 E. H. Burne, F.Z.S., etc. 



2. " On some points in the Anatomy of Sepia officinalis, L." By 

 E. H. Burne, F.Z.S., etc. 



3. " On an example of AcantJioteuthis Ferussacii, Miinst., from the 

 Lithographic Stone of Solenhofen, Bavaria, exhibiting the Buccal 

 Membrane." By G. C. Crick, F.G.S., etc. 



4. "A List of the Land-Shells of the Island of Lombock, with 

 descriptions of new species." By E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., etc. 



5. "Descriptions of four new species of Land-Shells from New 

 Guinea, IN'orth Borneo, and Aldabra Island, Indian Ocean." By 

 E. A. Smith, F.Z.S., etc. 



Mr. E E. Sykes exhibited and remarked upon specimens illustrating 

 the specific identity of Hemiplecta histrialis, Beck, H. Ceylanica, Pfr., 

 and H. Taprolane^isis, Dohrn; also specimens of Subulina octona, 

 Chemn., and two species of Opeas : all from Ceylon. 



Mr. G. B. Sowerby exhibited extra fine examples of Murex tenui- 

 spina, M. SauUm, and M. cervicornis ; also a specimen of Pterocera 

 aurantia, unique on account of its large size, and a portion of 

 a gigantic BrecJiites. 



Mr. E. H. Burne exhibited dissections, Mr. G. C. Crick photographs, 

 and Mr. E, A. Smith specimens, in illustration of their respective 

 papers. 



