THE 



CONCHOLOGICAL MAGAZINE 



Vol. II June, 1908 No. 6 



COLLECTING LAND SHELLS IN 

 QUEL PART ISLAND 



By TOK.UBEI KURODA 



I had been asked by Mr. Hirase, to make explorations in 

 Quel Part Island, and set out on the journey with my father. 

 First we went to Fusan. On June 3rd, 1906, we went on board 

 the Fukus.hu Maru bound for Mokpo, which had been lying at 

 anchor in the port, and was just weighing anchor with the bluepeter 

 at her mast-head. Thence we intended to get to our journey's 

 end. This route we had taken was the highway, so to speak, from 

 Japan to Quel Part I., and would be taken by most travellers who 

 wanted to visit the island. 



The Fukushu Maru went at a speed which seemed likely to 

 being her to her destination considerably behind time. We how- 

 ever, arrived at Mokpo on the following day, 4th, at 8 p.m. On 

 the 5th we climbed a hill which reared its head back of the port ; 

 and made explorations. The following are the species we collected 

 there. 



DiplomDiatina sp. (many) 



Macrocldamys sp. (2 young specimens) 



Kaliella sp. (four specimens) 



Eulota (sEgiste) sp. (7 specimens) 



„ (Euliadra) sp. (two broken shells) 



Opcas heudei Pils (?) (8 specimens) 



Vertigo sp. (3 specimens) 



,, japoiuca P. & H. (?) (one specimen) 



Eua coreana P. & H. (8 specimens) 



Clausilia {Euphirdusa) sp. (relate to C.fusaniana, but smaller 



and darker) 



Concerning a species of Eulota (Euhadrd), we found only a 

 piece or two of its broken shell. It seemed to me that this genus 



