2462 Mollusks, tyc. 



the Norwegian fishermen, the faith which they are stated to hold in the existence of 

 such a monster. Thanks were voted to Mr. Whitfield, for the facilities he had 

 afforded for the examination of the fish, and for his generous intention to make a do- 

 nation of it to the Natural History Society of this town. A special vote of thanks 

 was given to Mr. Hancock and Dr. Embleton, for their interesting and valuable 

 paper. 



[It is almost needless to say that this is the marine animal referred to in the last 

 number (Zool. 2433). — E. Newman.'] 



Supposed Monstrosity of Planorbis carinatus. — While searching yesterday for some 

 fresh-water shells, amongst a quantity of drift thrown up from our river, I found one 

 of a very remarkable appearance, differing entirely from any that I had met with 

 during some years of collecting in this neighbourhood. It has the flattened form of 

 a Trochus at the base, and tapers upwards to a sharp, cone-shaped spire, or what 

 would have been such, but that the extreme point is slightly broken, the shell being 

 dead and bleached. At first it puzzled me to determine ; but, on a close examination, 

 I have no doubt it is a distorted and much-produced individual of Planorbis carina- 

 tus or marginatus, probably the former : the aperture is decidedly that of a Planorbis, 

 and the keel is observable, following the suture of the volutions. Still, the whole ap- 

 pearance of the shell is so regular, and even elegant, as to make one almost hesitate 

 at pronouncing it a monstrosity. There is a certain finish about the base, which for- 

 bids the idea of its being a Bulimus in the young, unformed state, which at first sight 

 it somewhat resembles. Dr. Turton gives a figure, in his ' Conchological Dictionary,' 

 of a shell found near Dublin, which he calls Helix terebra, and which is certainly 

 very similar, only the summit of the spire is more completely untwisted than in my 

 specimen : no doubt it was a like distortion of some Planorbis, as Dr. T. seems to 

 have suspected, and I believe stated in a subsequent work. — W. D. King ; Sudbury, 

 5th mo. ], 1849. 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society. 



May 7. — G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., President, in the chair. 



The following gentlemen were present as visitors: M. Chevrolat, M. Javet, Mr. 

 Swanzy, Mr. Hogg and Mr. Marshall. 



The Secretary announced that Part 6 of vol. v. of the Transactions was on the 

 table ; also that the following presents had been received : — A cabinet of seventy-four 

 drawers, from F. Bond, Esq., who wished that it might be made subservient to a col- 

 lection of British insects more especially : a special vote of thanks was passed to Mr. 

 Bond for his liberality. ' C. J. Schoenherr, Genera Sc Species Curculionidum Cata- 

 logus ab. H. Jekel, Societatis Entomologiac Gallia; Sodali,' one volume, from the 

 publisher and editor, M. Jekel, of Paris. ' A Systematic Catalogue of the British 

 Tineidse and PterophoridaV two copies, from the author, H. T. Stainton, Esq. The 



