130 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Pisces (Gallery No. 6). — The nomenclature of the specimens 

 in Wall-cases Nos. 10-13, and in Table-cases Nos. 40-45, has 

 been revised preparatory to the final arrangement. 



Most of the Pycnodont fishes in Table-cases 44, 45, have 

 been re-labelled, re-tableted, and re-arranged, in accordance 

 with the forthcoming Catalogue. 



The Leeds Collection of Oxf ordian fishes has been examined, 

 determined, registered, and incorporated in the Collection. 



The Ward Collection of Carboniferous Fishes from Stafi'ord- 

 shire, has been examined, and a selection made for purchase. 



Pisces registered 654. 



B. — Invertebrata. 



Mollusca. — Cephalopoda (Gallery No. 7). — Family Nauti- 

 lidoi. — Ten specimens of Hercoceras ; nineteen of Barran- 

 deoceras ; twenty-six of Discites ; seven of Ephippioceras ; 

 fifty-one of Ccelonautilus ; fourteen of Pleuronautilus ; 

 twenty -nine of Temnocheilus ; twenty-eight of Solenocheilus ; 

 and fifteen of Nautilus, have been mounted on Tablets and 

 arranged in Table-case No. 71. 



A specimen of Poterioceras and one of Cmlonautilus have 

 been added to Wall-case No. 7, and one Nautilus has been 

 mounted and placed in Wall-case No. 2. 



The unmounted specimens of NautilidcE have been labelled 

 and arranged in thirteen drawers beneath Table-case No. 71. 



One thousand one hundred and forty- seven Devonian 

 Goniatites have been named and labelled. 



Cephalopoda registered 399. 



Mollusca. — Gasteropoda and Lamellihranchiata (Gallery 

 VIII). — The mounting and naming of the Foreign Tertiary 

 Collections of Mollusca has been proceeded with during the 

 past year. Those fron the Aquitaine Basin in the South- 

 West of France, the Dax Basin, the Paris Basin, and the 

 Tertiaries of Victoria, Australia, having specially engaged 

 attention. 



Of these there have been mounted and 



placed in Wall-case - _ _ _ 4,340 specimens. 

 Those similarly mounted in drawers 



beneath the Table-cases being - - 1,653 „ 



Total - - - 5,993 



A large number of British Oolitic Gasteropoda have been 

 mounted during the year, including four hundred and sixteen 

 specimens from the Inferior Oolite of Dorset, part of the 

 Monk Collection. 



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