Z^he Xand and fresh Wafer ^he//s^^ 



of ^urnley 7)isfricf, 



Cist collected and complied bp f. C. Cong, member of tbe Socletp. 



The Committee have much pleasure in sub- 

 mitting to the members the following list of 

 Land and Freshwater Shells, of the Burnley 

 district. It has been compiled by Mr. F. 0. 

 Long, of this Society, ajid is the result of many 

 years research in our district, and a vast amount 

 of work. Some time ago, Mr. Long presented 

 two cases to the Society, containing all the 

 specimens named in the following valuable list, 

 and which has not before been printed. 



In the next number of the Journal the Com- 

 mittee intend to publish the list of Moths and 

 Butterflies to be found in our district. This 

 has been carefully compiled by Mr. W. G. 

 Glutton, in conjunction with Mr. Albert Wright, 

 member of the Society. 



The names used in this list are in accordance 

 with the hst issued by "The Conchological 

 Society of Great Britain and Ireland," New 

 Edition, 1892, compiled by W. Nelson, W. 

 Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., and J. W. Taylor, 

 F.L.S. 



The species named in this list have all beeni 

 found within a ten-miles radius from the Bum- 

 ley Town Hall, many of them (more especially 

 tlie freshwater species), within the limits of the 

 borough boundary. 



Many of the local ponds are being gradually 

 destroyed by building operations, and at no 

 distant date, it is to be feared, many interesting 

 species will have disappeared from this imme- 

 diate locality. 



The Land Shells are well represented, espe- 

 cially the genus "Hyalinia," and the "Helices" 

 are very fine in colour and texture. 



The total number of British species is 130. 

 Number found in this locality, 88. 



Of band variations of "Helix nemorailis " 

 and "hortensis," the commonest are (125) 

 (45). (12)345, (12345), and 123(45): that of 

 "nemoralis" 00300 is fairly common, though no 

 example of "hortensis'' with this band formula 

 has been found locally. In some districts — 

 notably near Bristol — it is a not unusual form. 



Arion ater (L). Very common in woods and 



fields. 

 Arion hortensis (Fer.). Common iiu gardens. 

 Limax maximus (L). Common, woods and lanes. 

 Limax flavus (L). Occasionally found in woods. 

 Limax marginatus (Mull). Woods and damp 



places. 

 Agriolimax agre-stis (L). Abundant everywhere. 

 Vitrina pellucida (Midi). Common in hedge- 

 rows. 

 Hyalinia drapamaldii (Beck). Found at 



Clayton-le-Moors. 

 Hyalinia cellaria (Mull.) Common in cellars 



and moist places. 



V. complanata (Jeff.). Not common. 



V. Albina (Moq.). Rare. 

 Hyalinia glabra (Studor). On Whalley Nab, 



also in Fence Lane, and at Sabden. 



V. viridans (Ckll.). Very rare, at Read. 



Hyalinia alliaria (Miller). Common on hedge- 

 banks. 

 Hyalinia nitidula (Drap.). Common in woods 

 and hedgerows. Very fine at Clerkhill. 

 V. nitens (Mich.). Found along with the 

 type, fairly common. 

 Hyalinia radiatula (Alder). In a small wood 



near Clayton-le-Moors ; rare. 

 Hyalinia pura (Alder). Ightonhill and Read. 

 Hyalinia crystaillina (Mull). Fairly common in 



woods, under stones and moss. 

 Hyalinia fulva (Mull). In the wood at derkhill,. 



under dead leaves and decaying branches. 

 Hyalinia nitida (MuU). On the canal side, near 



Rosegi'ove. Rare. 

 Helix rotundata (Mull). Common everywhere 

 in lanes, under moss and dead leaves. 

 V. turtoni (Flem). 

 V. pyramidalis (Jeff.). 

 V. minor (Jeff.). 



M. sclariforme. One good specimen of thi« 

 taken at Read. 

 Helix rupestris (Drap.). Whalley, on dty stone 



walls. 

 Helix pygmoea (Drap.). Whalley, rare. 

 Helix aculeata (MuU.). Qerkhill. Very rare. 

 Helix pulchella (MuU). Canal bank near Rose- 



grove. 

 Helix aspei'sa (Mull). Whalley churchyard. 

 V. flammea (Picard). One good specimen 



taken at Whalley). 

 M. sinistrorsum (Taylor). A specimen 

 taken in Whalley churchyard ; now in 

 the possession of Mr. R. Stajiden, of 

 Owens College, Manchester. 

 Helix nemoralis (L). Common around Simon- 

 stone. Read, Fence Lctne, and Higham. 

 V. minor (Moq). 

 V. albolabiata (Von Mart). 

 V. bimarginata (Moq.). 

 V. rubella (Moq.). 

 V. libellula (Risso). 

 V. castaea (Moq.). Very fine at Read^ 



also near Higham. 

 V. roseozonata (CTd.). 

 V. hyalozonata (Taylor). 

 M. Sinistrorsum (Taylor). One specimen 



taken in Ightonhill, near Tim Bobbin. 

 M. sca.lariforme (Taylor). A very fine 



specimen taken in Ightonhill Lane, now 

 in the possession of Mr. J. Russell Wild- 

 man, of Hapton. 

 Helix hortensis (Mull.). Common throughout 

 the district on hedgerows, and in woods. 

 V. minor (Moq.). In Molly Wood, Roae- 



grove. 

 V lutea (Moq.). Common. 

 V. baudonia (Taylor). A peculiar olive- 

 green variety, first taken by Mr. R. 

 Wigglesworth, curator of Accrington 

 Park Museum. It is found near Clayton- 

 le-Moors, also near Altham. 

 Helix arbustorum (L). Common aroimd Simon- 

 stone and Read, also in Fence-lane. 

 V. fusca (Fer.). 



