﻿CATALOGUE OF THE SPECIMENS 



IN THE 



COLLECTION 



OF THE 



CINCINNATI SOCIETY of NATURAL HISTORY, 



Compiled by 



JOSEPH F. JAMES, Custodian, 



Assisted by the Curators of the Various Departments. 



The following catalogue has been prepared in accordance with 

 the instructions of the Executive Board of this Society. The 

 present part, Mollusca, embraces, as far as they are known, the 

 land, fresh water and marine shells belonging to the Society. It 

 makes no pretense beyond being a list, and is arranged alphabeti- 

 cally for convenience of reference. 



The most of the shells here catalogued are arranged in flat glass 

 cases in the third story of the building of the Society. They are 

 all numbered and labeled ; besides the numbered list, there is a card 

 catalogue giving the name, the locality and the donor, as far as can 

 be done. This card catalogue is accessible to all, and by its means 

 can be ascertained, in a few minutes, whether any particular shell 

 is in the collection. This printed list will now supplement the 

 written card catalogue. 



The main object in the printing of this list is to enable the mem- 

 bers and friends of the Society to see what is on hand and what is 

 lacking. In some genera many species are represented. For in- 

 instance : Unio> Helix, Cyprcea, Achatinella, Partula, Melania, etc. 



At present the collection, as arranged, follows as nearly as pos- 

 sible "Woodward's Manual of the Mollusca." Many improve- 

 ments could be devised for the better display of the specimens, but 

 lack of room is a serious obstacle and except in the Unionidae, series 

 of specimens are not attempted. Large series are interesting to 



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