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MOLLUSC A. 
17 species of sea-shells from Ban’en Island, Indian Sea, are enumerated by 
Morch. Vid. Medd. 1872, p. 16. 
8 . Australian Seas. 
The shells brought from Australia and New Zealand at the close of the 
last century by the expeditions of Capt. Cook are reviewed by E. v. 
Martens. Mai. Blatt. xix. pp. 12-31. 
39 (mostly well-known Indian) species of Cyprceidce found on the coast of 
New South Wales are enumerated by J. Brazier. P. Z. S. 1872, pp. 81-86. 
New localities for known species of Voluta. Id. ibid. p. 23. 
Several new marine species from Australia by G. Angas and J. Brazier. 
Tbid. pp. 611-013, 010, 617, pis. 42 & 44. 
8 species of Cnimis (sections Semicassis, Phalium, and Casmaria) observed on 
the coast of New S. Wales are enumerated by Brazier. P. Z. S. 1872, 
pp. 837 & 838. 
9 . Polynesian Seas. 
The shells collected fr*om several islands of the Pacific at the close of the 
last century, during the expeditions of Capt. Cook and Bougainville, are 
reviewed by E. v. Martens. Mai. Bliitt. xix. pp. 10-12, 32-38, and 
02-6o. 
New species, changes of naines, and statements of new localities con- 
cerning marine shells of the Pacific are given oy the late W. H. Pease. 
Am. J. Conch, vii. pp. 11-19, pis. 3-9 (Nudibranchs), 20-25, 194, 195 (very 
few Cliitonid(B hitherto known from Polynesia), 198 & 199. 
The descriptions of new sea-shells from New Caledonia are continued by 
SouvERUiE and Montrouzier, J. de Conch, xx. pp. 49-59, pi. 1, pp. 361- 
305; by II. Crosse, ibid. pp. 62-69, pi. 2, pp. 73, 74, 154-156,218,222, 
pi. 13, pp. 349, 351, pi. 16. 
33 species of Mitra, 1 Cylindra, 1 Dibaphus, and 3 Imbricaria collected at 
Rarotonga, Cook’s Islands, are enumerated by Garrett. P. Z. S. 1872, 
pp. 839-843. 
10 . Northern Pacific. 
Japan. 18 new species of sea-shells from the Bay of Yeddo described by 
C. E. Lischke. Mai. Bliitt. xix. pp. 100-109. 
N. W. America. 00 new marine mollusks from the coasts between Cali- 
fornia and Eastern Siberia (Plover Bay) are described, and the geographical 
range of others ascerlainod, by W. II. Ball. Am. J. Conch, vii. pp. 93-109, 
pis. 13-16. 
R. Stearns describes some new' Californian shells (1 Monoceros, 2 Oci- 
nebra), and discusses the geographical range of some species of Mcnoceros. 
Am. J. Conch, vii. pp. 167-173. lie also describes some new shells from 
California and the N.W. coast of America, and corrects statements concern- 
ing the habitat of several species of CypreeUy Trivia, and Volva {Ovida) on 
the west coast of America : “ The highest northern station on that coast at 
which any representative of the Cyprieidse has been detected is Bodega 
Head, 38° N. lat.” P. Cal. Ac., Aug. and Sept. 1871. 
W. II. Ball describes some new species from N.W. America, and re- 
marks that no Haliotis occurs at the Aleutian Islands. Ibid. Oct. 1872. 
