Mollusca. 7 j 7 



Broderip (William John). [1789-1850] 



The "Broderip Collection" contained a few types and many i 

 specimens. It was purchased by the Tru $37. 



Carpenter (Philip Peabsall). [1819-1877] 



The large series of shells, known as the " Mazatlan CJolle. I 



presented by Dr. Carpenter in 1857. It contained many tv, 



8000 specimens. ' 



" Challenger " Collections. 



The land and freshwater Mollusca obtained by the I ipediti 



received in 1884, and the marine forms in L887-1890. The El 

 upon these collections were drawn up by the Rev. R. B 

 W. E. Hoyle, E. A. Smith, Dr. P. Pelseneer, and others, A 

 number of new and interesting species were described in th< 

 The collections comprised about 5800 specimens. 



Collinge (Walter Edward). [1867- ] 



See Sykes. 



Cuming (Hugh). [1791-1865] 



The historical collection, known as the "Cuming Collect 

 purchased by the Trustees in 186G. It was the most important 

 lection ever got together by a private individual, as n .-. i 

 hundreds, or probably thousands, of actual types of Bpeci< 

 various authors residing both in Europe and America. For * mi 

 particulars, reference should be made under the year L866. 



D'Orbigny. 



See Orbigny. 



Eydoux (Joseph Fortune Theodore). -18411 and 



Souleyet (Francois Louis Auguste). [1811-1 

 See Rang and Souleyet. 



H.M.S. "Fly." 



See Gray. 



Forbes (Edward). [1815-1854] 



In the Proceedings of the Zoological Society for 1^"'<>, Pn f. 1 ■ F 

 described several new Mollusca from California and the Wes< Coafct ol 

 Central and South America, which had been collected daring the e< 

 of H.M.S. Herald and Pandora. These were presented to the Tru 

 by Capt. Kellett, R.N., and Lieut. Wood, B.N. 



The Mollusca obtained by the Rattlesnake in 1846-1 

 examined by Prof. Forbes, and about twenty new Bpecies wen 

 by him in an Appendix to vol. ii. of a narrative i f the \ 

 J. Macgillivray. These specimens were acquired by 1 M i in 1861. 



Gassies (Jean Baptiste). [1816-1883] 



At his death the collection of land and fresh v, from 



New Caledonia, formed by M. Gassies, was pun 

 Sowerby, from whom the Museum obtained a first Belectioi . 

 many types described and figured in the " Fat 

 terrestre et fluviolacustrc de la Nouvelle Cale^onie,* 1 and in the '••' vtnw 

 de Conchyliologie." 



