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2. Tropical Atlantic, 
Mollusks living in the Atlantic gulf- weed (9 Nudibranchiata 
and Cyclobranchiata, some new) are accurately described, and 
most of them figured, by Bergh, Verb. z.-b. Wien, xxi. pp. 1273- 
1308, pis. 11-13. 
Florida. 314 spp. of marine shells are enumerated by Stimpson, of which 
58 are peculiar to the east and 111 to the west coast, 145 being common to 
both. Am. Nat. iv. pp. 666 & 567. 
West Africa. 92 spp. (many new), collected by Knockers at Wydah, are 
enumerated by Smith, P. Z. S. 1871, pp. 727-739, pi. 76. 
3. Red Sea, 
Manzoni publishes a few words concerning the difference of the fauna 
from that of the Mediterranean Sea. Bull. Malac. iv. pp. 107 & 108. 
61 species of sea-shells collected at Suez, not one of which has yet been 
recorded from the Mediterranean, are enumerated by Maltzan, Nadir, 
malak. Ges. iii. pp. 202 & 203. 
Klunzinger gives an interesting account of the use of Molliisca for food 
or ornament &c., in Z. Ges. Erdk. vi. pp. 69-71. Fischer enumerates Red- 
Sea spp. mentioned by Issel, MacAndrew, and others, and not included in his 
former paper on the same subject, adding some new ones. J. de Conch, xix. 
pp. 209-219. 
4. Pacific, 
Lischke has published a 2nd volume of bis valuable work on 
the marine mollusks of Japan, based on new materials received 
from V. Schrenck, Boddingbaus, Birilefif, and others. He adds 
many spp., giving new descriptions and many beautiful figures, 
and is veryprecise as to geographical distribution. From his work, 
it would appear that some spp. (e. g. Tritonium oleariimi, Lasaea 
rubra, Crepidula acideata) occur in the greater part of the world, 
whilst others are common only either in the Indian seas or on 
the N. W. coast of America — and that there are two distinct faunse 
in J apan, one southern or Indian, the other northern and common 
to both shores of the Pacific. 327 Japanese spp. are recorded in 
the two vols. ; and of them 100 are only known from Kiusiu 
(Nagasaki), Nippon (Bay of Yeddo), and Yesso, 24 from Sachalin 
and the continental coast of Mantchouria, or Corea, 150 from 
China or the Philippines, 128 from other parts of the Indian 
seas (including the east coast of Africa), 48 from Australia, 
20 from New Zealand, 16 from the W. coast of Africa, 5 from 
the Mediterranean, 6 from the Atlantic shores of Europe, 3 
from the Atlantic shores of N. America, 13 from the W. Indies 
or Brazil, 24 from the W. coast of N. America, 8 from Behring^s 
sea, and 3 {Saxicava arctica, My a arenaria, Modiola modiolus) 
circumpolar. 
A collection of 305 spp. of South-Sea shells, mostly marine, sent 
by a German merchant from- Honolulu to Prince v. Bismarck, 
1871. [vOL. VIII.] L 
