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be placed under P. vortex, as may those also collected at Lough 

 Gounagh, county Longford, by my friend R. Callwell, Esq. of Dublin. 

 Is the more prominent keel, with other differences necessarily at- 

 tendant on it, as form of mouth, &c, sufficient for specific distinction 

 between P. vortex and P. spirorbis ? Under Planorbis disciformis 

 Mr. Alder has well remarked, that " the degree of carination is so 

 very variable in different individuals of the same species, that it is 

 rather fallacious as a distinguishing character." Mag. Zool. and 

 Bot. vol. ii. p. 113. 



Specimens of P. compressus, Michaud, from Lorraine, with which 

 I have been favoured by their describer, are identical with those of 

 P. vortex before noticed as from Mr. Alder. Examples of P. leuco- 

 stoma, Michaud, with which I have been presented by this most li- 

 beral author, differ only from Mr. Alder's P. spirorbis in having a 

 white rim within the mouth — on this subject see Supplement to 

 Mr. Alder's Paper in the Newcastle Transactions, and Mr. Gray's 

 edition of Turton's Manual, p. 267 ; in this work P. leucostoma, Mich., 

 is referred to P. vortex, but if this is to be considered distinct from 

 P. spirorbis, to the latter P. leucostoma must be referred. 



9. Planorbis nitidus, Mull. Gray, Man. p. 268. pi. 8. f. 93. 



P. fontanus, Turt. Man. p. 110. f. 93. 



P. complanatus, Drap. p. 47. pi. 2. f. 20—22. 



Helix fontana, Mont. p. 462. t. 6. f. 6. 

 Although somewhat rare, this species is distributed over Ire- 

 land. On some living specimens taken near Belfast in Dec. 1834, 

 by Mrs. Hincks, and kindly sent to me, the following note was made 

 — "tentacula moderate, or rather short and uniform in colour with the 

 body of the animal, which changes with age, the adult (with shell 

 2J lines in diameter) being black ; younger individuals pale gray — 

 the shells of the latter are much the more transparent." These ani- 

 mals seemed indifferent which side of the shell was uppermost, and 

 when undisturbed often moved along with what is termed the under 

 side next the surface of the water. 



10. Planorbis contortus, Mull. Gray, Man. p. 270. pi. 8. f. 96 ; Turt. 



Man. p. 113. f. 96 ; Drap. p. 42. pi. 1. f. 39—41. 

 Helix contorta, Mont. p. 457. t. 25. f. 6. 

 Like the P. albus, generally distributed over Ireland, but of more 

 frequent occurrence, and in greater quantity where found than that 

 species. 



Sect. II. Operculata. 

 Fam. Cyclostomidje. 

 Gen. Cyclostoma, Lam. 

 1. C. elegans, Lam. Gray, Man. p. 275. pi. 7. f. 75 ; Turt. Man. 

 p. 93. f. 75 ; Drap. p. 32. pi. 1. f. 5—8. 

 Turbo elegans, Mont. p. 342. t. 22. f. 7. 

 Dr. J. L. Drummond informs me, that when at Sandymount near 



