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ZOOLOGICAL LITERATURE. 
Mesomphix, The North American species are, according to Try on, inters 
texta (Binn.) from Western New York to Georgia and Iowa, Uyera (Say) 
in all the Middle and Western States, demissa (Binn.) in Western Penn- 
sylvania, and cerinoidea (Anthony) in North Carolina. Am. Journ. Conch, 
ii. pp. 264, 266, pi. 19. 
Conulus. Pour species are found in North America : — -fahricii (Beck), 
Greenland; minutissima (Lea), from Maine to Pennsylvania and Ohio ; cher- 
$ina (Say), throughout the whole country; and gundlachi (Pfr.), Florida 
(and Cuba). Tryon, 1. c. pp. 256, 257, pi. 19. — Helix (^Comdtis) chersinella, 
sp. n., DaU. Am. Journ. Conch, ii. p. 328, pi. 21. fig. 4, California. — Zonites 
subftdvus, sp. n., Gassies, Journ. Conch, xiv. p. 49, New Caledonia. 
Gastrodonta. Five species occur in North America : — multidentata (Binn.), 
New England ; interna and suppressa (Say), Middle States and Ohio ; gtdaris 
(Say) and lasmodon (Phillips), Alabama. Tryon, Am. Journ. Conch, ii. 
pp. 257, 258, pi. 19. figs. 39-42. — Helix signiJicanSf sp. n., Bland, l.c. p. 372, 
pi. 21. fig. 9, Fort Gibson, Indian Territory. 
■ Strobila labyrinthiea (Say), from Maine to Texas and the Western States ; 
and Str. Jmbbardi (Brown), Texas. Tryon, 1. c. p. 259, pi. 19. figs. 44, 45. 
Maci'ocyclis newbernjanaj vancouverensis, sportella^ concava^ voynnUj and 
elliotti are the North American species described and figured by Tryon, Am. 
Journ. Conch, ii. pp. 244-246, pi. 18. ; four of them are peculiar to California 
or Oregon; M. concava (Say), from Maine to Iowa, Georgia, and Mississippi; 
M. elliotti in North Carolina and Georgia. — Helix pazi and andicolay sp. n., 
Philippi, Mai. Bliitt. xiii. p. 39 ; the latter, Novitat. Conchol. pi. 72. figs. 1-3, 
Chile. 
[^Leucochroa.'] J. B. Gassies has published an “ Examen critique du groupe 
des Helix cariosida, mayraniy candidissima et bcetica ” in Journ. Conch, ii. 
pp. 33-39, in which he compares and describes these four species. 
Odontognatha. 
[^PatulaJ] The North American species are enumerated by Tryon in the 
following manner (Am. Journ. Conchyl. ii.) : — 
Anguispira (Morse), large, depressed-turbinate, banded or striped ; umbi- 
licus moderate : solitariay idahoensis (see below), coopeniy alternatay strigosUy 
and cumberlandiana. 
Patultty moderate, a little convex above, unicoloured ; umbilicus very wide, 
but shallow : perspectivay striatellay durantiiy whitneyiy cronkheiteu 
Planogyra (Morse), minute, perfectly flat above, unicolored; umbilicus 
moderate : asteriscus, 
Helicodiscua (Morse), minute, planorboid, with revolving stria), aperture 
lamellarly toothed within the outer lip ; lineatUy Say. 
Pseudohyalma (Morse), “ distinguished from Patula by the minute size and 
more moderate umbilicus *” limatulay mimisoulay incrustatay conspectUy exiguay 
miliuniy mazatlanioa. 
All are briefly described and figured, I, c. pp. 259-266, pi. 19. 
Helix idahoensisy sp. n., Newcomb, Am. Journ. Conch, ii. p. 1, pi. 1. figs. 1- 
3, Idaho territory.— horniiy sp. n., Gabb, ibid. p. 330, pi. 21. fig. 6. 
Arizona, North America. 
\^Patula~\ Helix distans ' capillatay sp. n,. Pease, Am, Journ. Conch, ii. 
pp. 290 & 292, Sandwich Islands. 
