At THE MOLLUSCAN FAUNA OF TASMANIA. 
hirsutus, Lamarck; Venus (Chione) lamellata, Cardita amabilis, 
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list are chronicled as occurring in New Zealand, which is the 
true habitat of the Nebel Tr sinclari, Chiton glaucus 
Corbula zelandica, Mytilus dun 
I must now refer to another wee. that is, the names of the 
genera. Mr. G. F. Angas, in his list, has followed the generic 
names of Messrs. Adams in his critical list, a plan which I have 
not adopted. My reasons for this are best found in the words 
of M. Chenu, whose opinion I shall quote in the extract which 
llows—* Lamar ck is the true founder of conchology as a 
“ equivocal and trifling genealogies, which are not in most cases 
mprovements. The principle of priority is a good one, but it is 
se sia to apply it too strictly in such cases, and above 
in the names of genera. Most of the authors ‘whose generic 
names are mou revived knew but a small number of species, and 
their observations were too limited for the names they employed 
to have any other importance than their historic interest. 
collections with which Linné had to — —_ not propo rtionate 
to the power of his genius, and we cannot suppose that he —=@ 
would have misunderstood the Elonex: which did not pe | 
Lamarck, whose opportunities for observation were more 
double : which have led nie to divide the great genera pro- 
that prince se science. It was thus that Lama 
more favoured than Linné, was able to lay the foundations of 
same time giving us an example by respecting the names given 
by his predecessors when they had come into general use. For 
cessor for the principal one. We have always thought that 
everything should be avoided which tends to render the access 
to science difficult, and all that would discourage the. first 
ut wi we regreb tones e that Messrs. Adams, in order to 
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