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VII. MOLLUSCA. 
Amphineura :—Phylogeny of Aplacophora; Nierstrasz (371).—Classi¬ 
fication of Aplacophora; Pruvot (433).—On the classification and phy¬ 
logeny of the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora; Thiele (550). 
7. Methods of Research, Bibliographies, Museums, &c. 
Collecting:— Chitonidce should be pressed flat, cleaned, and dried; 
Edwards, J. Conch, x, p. 253. 
MuseumsHartman collection has been purchased for the Carnegie 
Museum, Pittsburg, Pa.; Anon., Nautilus xv, p. 120.—List of type and 
figured fossils in Norwich Castle Museum; Leney (299).— Catalogue 
of Mollusca in Technical Institute of Livorno; Mantovani (320).—. 
List of Say’s Tertiary ‘types’ in the British Museum; Newton (370).— 
Catalogue of P. A. van Bees’ collection; Bees (441). 
Bibliographies: Bibliography of Canadian Palaeontology for 1900; Ami 
(5).—Bibliography of J. W. Dawson; Ami (4).—Critical and Bibliogra¬ 
phical notes on ‘Annales de Malacologie’ and ‘Bull. Soc. Malac. France’ , 
Dollfus, J. Conchyl. xlix, pp. 324-340.—Critical notes on Perry’s Austra¬ 
lian shells; Hedley (221).—Critical notes on Mollusca of Bumpf’s 
‘ Baritatkamer ’; Martens (329).—Palaeontology of North of England for 
1899; Sheppard (478).—Bibliography of North American Palaeontology 
for 1892-1900; Weeks (578): Index to same; Weeks (579).—Bibliography 
of Canadian Zoology for 1900; Whiteaves, Tr. B. Soc. Canada vii, sect, iv, 
p. 87. 
8. Economics. 
Manufacture of buttons from Unionidce\ Anon., Nautilus xvi, pp. 70- 
72.—Pearls, their origin due to Trematode larvae, notes on their structure 
and formation; Jameson (246).—Clam and scallop industries of New York 
State; Kellogg (267).—On the edible oysters and oyster culture in 
France; Pottier (427). 
9. Stray Notes. 
Hybrid between Margaritana marginata and Anodonta undulata ; 
Ames, Nautilus xvi, p. 96.—Popular notes; Benney (39). —Medicinal uses 
of slugs; Clapp, Nautilus xvi, p. 84. — Bite of Conus geographus is 
poisonous; Corney (96). — Ostrea , marks in valves of attachment to 
other shells; Day (132): E. T. N., Nature lxvi, p. 607.—Pearls in living 
XJnio may be detected by X Bays; Dubois, Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon xlviii, 
p. 205.—Transport of bivalves by waterfowl; Finn (170).— Large pearl 
from XJnio multiplicatus ; Hodgson, Nautilus xvi, p. 60.—Noise made by 
Mollusca; Jourdain (263). —Boring of Ostrea by Polydora\ McIntosh 
(318).— Train stopped by snails on the metals; Pallary, J. Conchyl. 1, 
p. 387.—Duration of life in Helix pomatia; Bope (453).— Loss of weight 
by aestivating Helicidce ; Sabraz^s (459). —Land-shells used as models by 
Peruvian potters; Webb (574). 
