THE
NAUTILUS
A QUARTERLY JOURNAL
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS
OF CONCHOLOGISTS
VOL. 61
JULY, 1947 to APRIL, 1948
EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS
HENRY A. PILSBRY
Curator of the Department of MoUusks and Marine Invertebrates,
Academy of Natural Sciences
H. BURRINGTON BAKF:R
Professor of Zoology, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.
LANCASTEB PIICS8, INC., LANXASTEB. TA.
CONTENTS
Names of now {renera and species in italics.
Acolla haldemani 20
Aehatina achatina. eg:}r-layin«ir 95
Adelopoma eostarieense 33
Aesopus (Gh/pfacsopus) coxi Far<;o Ill
Africa ' 95
Albino 32, 105
American Malacolojrical Union, meeting 56
Ariolimax columbianus, food 49
Arion atcr 70
ArmifTcrus 30, 71
Atlantic marines 19, 31, 32, 35, 44, 47, 53, 71, 72, 90, 104,
109, 112
Boston Malacolofrical Club 143
Brevimallcus McLean for Fundella DeGregorio 70
Bulimulus, subfrenus Pacniscutalus, & anatomy 11, 70
B. incarum Pilsbrv 11
Canada ' 20, 27, 144
California 49, 51
Cassis delta Parker 91
Cassis tuberosa 35
Cepaea 35, 132
Clench iella Abbott (Amnicolidac) 70
Clenchiella victoriae Abbott 70
Coluhraria patwmcih'iis Maxwell Smith 55
Coluhraria pcrla M. Smith 55
Condylocardia 106
Costacallista eucymata 44
Crassispira pcrla Maxwell Smith 53
Cyclostrema vclcronis Stronf? & Hertlein 31
Cymatium cynocephalum 72
Cypraea 16, 34, 42
Dates of The Nautilus ( 1 ) : iii
Description of jrastropods 114
Dii)lom()rpha delatouri, anatomy 121
Dryniacus ninltilineatus 71
Elliptio coniplanatus 127
Ensis directus 72
Florida, inland 71
Florida, marine 19, 31, 32, 44, 47, 72, 90, 109
Gastrodonta fonticnla Wurtz 86
Ilegner, Carl 143
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Illinois 6
lolina Bail\ , for lolaea A. Adams 107
Jamaica 37
Lamarck's Prodrome 60, 134
Leptinaria unilamellata, anatomy pi. 1
Littorina littorea 71
Massachusetts 35
Michigan 103
Monadenia fidelis semialba 143
Murex vittatus minusculus Maxwell Smith 54
Musculium, reproduction 6
Naticarius verae Rehder 19
New Jersej^ 1, 4
New York 132
Oregon 70
Oxychilus alliarium 36
Pacific Islands 36, 119
Pacific marines 16, 31, 34, 42, 73, 106, 107
Paeniscutalus Wurtz, subgenus of Bulimulus 11
Perplicaria clarki Maxwell Smith 55, 112
Philippines 29, 42, 75
Placostylus, anatomy 122
Plenrodonte (Dentellaria) bernardi Kimball 37
Polygyra virginiana Paul Burch 40
Polygyridae, mating and anatomy 97
Potamolithus, type species 105
Prohytliinella lacnstris limafodens Morrison 27
Pseudantalis, type species 31
South America 11. 105
South Carolina 33
Stroml)us gigas vcrrilli 31
Strombus samba 32
Synopeas, anatomy pi. 1
Torinia canalifera 104
Trigonostoma elegant ula Maxwell Smith 54
Trochus of Palau Islands 73
Vexilinm {Uruniltra) healcyi Fargo 110
Virginia .35, 40
Vitularia salebrosa cxtensa Maxwell Smith 54
Viviparus burroughianus 29
Washington 144
West Virginia 80
Zoogenetes harpa 103
INDEX TO ALTHORS
Abbott. K. Tucker 75
Alexander. Robert C 1, 4, 71
Andrews, E. A 95
Athearn. Mrs. Roy C 143
Baker. II. Burrinii-ton (see Cooke and) . . . .plate 1, (1) : iii, 71
Bailv, Joshua L.. Jr 107
Blalie. Charles II 32
Bureh, Paul R 40
Chaee, Elsie M 143
Clench, W. J 71, 104, 105
Cooke, C. Montagrue. Jr. & H. B. Baker 36
Dodjre, Ilenrv HO, 134
Everdam, Walter J 143
Farjro. William G 109
Flipse, Robert C 132
Foster, Richard W 35
Gardner, Julia 73
Gifford, D. S. & E. W 105
Haas. Fritz 33
Harbison, Anne (see Wurtz &).
Ilelfer. Jaccjues R 42
Herrin'. crenellus
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Phil, available for comparative purposes. Though the material
agrees with Philippi's description for the most part (in Malak.
Blatter, 1867, xiv, p. 67), there are some discrepancies. Philippi
says of B. crenellus "tenui" and "peristomate expanso, sub-
reflexo," but B. incarum (Pils.) is not thin, and the peristome
is but very slightly expanded. Philippi further says of B.
crenellus "columella fere perpendiculari," but B. incarum
(Pils.) has a strongly concave columella. B. crenellus Phil., as
figured by Pfeiffer (Nov. Conch., 1867-1869, iii, PI. 81, figs.
17-18), resembles B. incarum (Pils.) except for its straighter
columella. This figure also shows the length of the aperture as
about half the shell length, whereas in B. incarum (Pils.) the
aperture is nearly two thirds the length of the shell. Philippi's
description gives, "Long. 27, lat. obliqua (i.e. suturae parallela)
16 mill.; apert. 15 mill, alta, 8 lata." Since Philippi's descrip-
tion lacks any anatomical detail and description of the nepionic
sculpture, B. incarum (Pils.) might be left as a specific entity,
■which it probably is.
EXPLANATION OF FIGURES 1 TO 9
Bulimulus (Paeniscutalus) incarum (Pils.). Fig. 1, Genitalia. Fig. 2,
Lateral view of carrefour and kidney. Fig. 3, Cross section of uterus
and prostate gland. Fig. 4, Alveoli of ovotestis. Fig. 5, Cross sections
of penis. Fig. 6, Pallial complex. Fig. 7, Mantle collar, (a) angulopalatal
mantle lappet, (b) basopalatal mantle lappet, (p) parietal mantle lappot,
(pn) pneumostome, (si) shell-lobe. Fig. 8, Jaw. Fig. 9, Teeth, (c)
central, (1) Ist lateral, (10) 10th lateral, (20) 20th lateral, (30) 30th
lateral.
CYPRAEA CERVINETTA KIENER AND CYPRAEA
ARABICULA LAMARCK
By WILLIAM MARCUS INGRAM
Mills College, California,
AND
HAROLD TRAPIDO
Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Panama
The included data add iiiforniatinn to the little recorded ob-
servations on the natural history of the Cypraeidae. Six mature
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Bulimulus (Paeniscutalus) incarum (Pilsbry).
See p. 16.
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individuals of Cypraea cervinetta Kiener and three of Cypraea
arahicula Lamarck were collected alive at San Francisco de
Caleta, a suburb of Panama City,
The collections were made at an area where an outcropinor of
sea-eroded volcanic rock extends to seaward. Here there is a
maximum tide fluctuation of about twenty feet so that an ex-
tensive intertidal zone of several hundred feet is present. At
low tide, there are numerous tide pools in the area where certain
mollusks and fish are trapped or quite naturally remain when
the tide is out. The cowries referred to above were taken at the
front of the low tide zone where they were either attached to
rocks, or in pools mostly washed by waves even at low tide.
Little or no sand is present in the area and the surf is liorht.
The six individuals of C. cervinetta Kiener show quite a vari-
ation in size, varjnng from 91 mm. in leng1;h to 46 mm. in width
to 36 mm. in height to 61 mm. by 32 mm. by 26 mm. The inter-
mediate stages measure with length, width, and height given
respectively in millimeters: 77 + 40.5 + 31.80, 76.5 + 38 + 31,
74 + 37 + 39, 71 + 37 + 28. The three individuals of C. ara-
hicula Lamarck measure : 29.5 + 19.5 + 15, 29 + 20 + 15, 29
+ 18.8 + 14.
Cypraea arahicula Lamarck ranges from Mazatlan, Acapuleo,
Mexico, to Cape San Lucas, Lower California, to Corinto,
Nicaragua, to Punta Dominical. Costa Rica, to Panama, to the
Galapagos Islands. It has been listed as a Pleistocene fossil
from Magdalena Bay, Lower California, by Jordan (1936) ; and
from the upper Pleistocene of Oaxaca, Mexico, by Grant and
Gale (1931) and by Palmer and Hertlein (1936).
Cypraea cervinetta Kiener is confined to the West Coast of the
Americas although without doubt it is closely related to two
Caribbean species, Cypraea cervus Linnaeus and Cypraea zebra
Linneaus. C. cervinetta ranges from Guaymas, Mazatlan, and
Mendia (Sinaloa), Mexico, to La Paz and Cape San Lucas, Lower
California, to Panama, to Cardalitos, Peru, to the Galapagos
Islands. A young specimen, Cypraea aff. cervinetta, is recorded
by Dall and Ochsner (1928) from the Pliocene of Seymour
Island, Galapagos Islands.
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HlUMOC.RAI'llY
Dall. W. II.. and W. II. Odisnor. ID'JS. Tertiary and Pleisto-
cono mollusi-a from the (Jalapairos Islands. I'roc. Calif. Acad.
Sei., 17: 4, pp. 89-i;W.
Jordan, E. K. 1986. The Pleistoeene fauna of Mafjdalena liay,
Lower California. Contri. Dept. Geol., Stanford University,
1 : 4, pp. 107-173.
Grant, U. S.. and H. R. Gale. 1931. Catalogrue of the marine
Pliocene and Pleistocene moUusea of California and adjacent
regrions. Mem. San Diefro Soc. Nat. Hist., vol. 1, pp. 1-1036.
Palmer, R. IL. and L. G. Ilertlein. 1936. ^Marine Pleistocene
moUusks from Oaxaca. Mexico. Bull. So. Calif. Acad. Sci.,
35: 2, pp. 65-81.
A NEW SPECIES OF NATICARIUS FROM FLORIDA ^
By HAKALD a. RENDER
We have recently received from Mr. Frank Lyman two speci-
mens of an interesting Naticarius from INIarco Island, west
Florida, which appears to be undescribed. This is remarkable
not only because of the size of the shell, but also because it comes
from a region which has been fairly well explored for many
years. All evidence points towards the fact that this is an
authentic record, and it leaves me no alternative but to describe
this as new, in spite of the fact that neither shell has the oper-
culum. Mr, Lyman informs me that Mr. Harold Post of Chester-
field, New Hampshire, collected two additional specimens at the
same place, also without operculum.
Naticarius verae. new species. Plate I, two upper figures.
Shell of medium size for the genus, similar in form to Nati-
carius canrena (Linnc). Nuclear whorls worn, somewhat
smooth, of an opacjuc-glassy color; first i)()stnuclear whorl pale
brownish, antepenultimate and penultimate whorls are light
bluish gray in color. Last whorl with several spiral zones of
color arranged as follows: A narrow subsutural white band,
which is present from the first postnuclear whorl onwards, is
1 Puhlishcd by permission of the Secretan- of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution.
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followed by a moderately broad band of a maize yellow color;
below this is a band twice as broad of a vinaceous pink color,
somewhat darker in the upper part ; just below the periphery
is a narrow whitish band, with a very faint yellowish overcast ;
between this and the broad white umbilical area is a moderately
broad band of the same color as the broad band above, but
slightly darker. The two darker bands are faintly and irregu-
larly axially streaked with darker color, and there are often ob-
scure and irregular spiral color lines.
Pronounced retractively slanting grooves run down from the
suture, as in N. canrena, and the umbilicus also is similar to that
in N. canrena, moderately broad, with a strong funicle. The
operculum is unknown.
The type, U.S.N.M. No. 485562, measures: Height, 27 mm.;
greatest diameter, 25.5 mm. It was collected by Mrs. Frank
Lyman on Marco Beach, Marco Island, Collier County. A
slightly larger but more worn paratype is entered in our collec-
tion as U.S.N.M. No. 485563.
This shell seems to be closely related in general aspect to
Naticarius canrena (Linne), differing of course, markedly in its
color pattern, and I am placing it in Naticarius with very little
hesitation, even though we do not have an operculum. It is
named for Mrs. Frank Lyman.
ACELLA HALDEMANI IN ONTARIO, CANADA
By H. B. HERRINGTON
Newburgh, Ontario
Acella haldemani Deshayes is one of our rarest and most grace-
ful shells. Its scarcity has precluded the accumulation of in-
formation on its life history. The purpose of the present author
is to record observations and comments on this snail in Ontario.
GENERAL DISTRIBUTION: Baker (1928) says, "Vermont
and eastern Ontario west to Northern Minnesota, south to North-
em Illinois and Ohio,"
DISTRIBUTION IN ONTARIO: Mr. Aurele LaRocque writes
me as follows (Feb. 14, 1947), "There is an old, erroneous record
of this species for the Rideau River, near Ottawa, Out. ... I
Till-: XAITIMS: (11 (1
I'LATK 1
Xaticaiiii.^ vrnit Rdidor (p. 19).
Leptinaria un/lamellata
penial apex
S!/,u,,uas brrkloniim (Pfr.) : Dis.sn-ti-il genitalia and oi)tJcal longilu.lii.al
si'ctioii of iK'iii.s. Lrpliiiaria iniihimrUata (Oil..) : penial apex. (Sri' H.
Bnrriiiyton F'.:,k.r, ]!»4.-.. N.nit. :^H■. <»].)
•July. 1947] THE NAUTILUS 21
left it out of my account of the Mollusra of Ottawa (Can. Field-
Nat. 52: 115).'' And apain (Feb. 21, 1947), "As to the Ottawa
record: the locality is given exactly by Heron; and Latchford,
Mr. Fairbairn, Mr. C. E. Johnson and 1 have repeatedly combed
the Rideau River at Billings' Bridge for this species, without
success. t>omeone, 1 think Latchford, thought that Heron mis-
took some young Lyinnaea stagnalis jugularis for .4. haMcmatii.
The Lffmnaea is still abundant at Billings' Bridge ... if Acclla
haldeinani ever was found at Billings' Bridge, I can assure you
that it no longer lives there, nor anywhere else in the Ottawa
region. I have combed the Rideau River and Canal many times
in the last 15 years, as well as the Ottawa and many of the lakes
of the region, and Acella haldemani is one species I have never
found. Hence, I felt justified in dropping it from my account
of the mollusca of Ottawa, but I see that 1 did not call attention
to the fact that I was doing so, nor did I state my reasons for
this action." (Printed with Mr. LaRocque's permission.)
There are no records in the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology
of this snail from Northern Ontario.
COMMENTS ON HABITAT: Goodrich (1932) remarks,
"The only detailed account of the collecting of this Lymnaea
has been written by Dr. Raynold J. Kirkland of Grand Rapids,
and it is herewith reprinted." The account shows that Dr. Kirk-
land collected this snail at Reed's Lake on Thanksgiving Day,
1897, and that the surface of the water was covered "with a
thin sheet of ice not thick enough to interfere with wading."
Kirkland 's statement continues, "This is a deep water .species,
which migrates shoreward in the fall, doubtless for spawning
purposes, as adults only have been captured, but this should be
verified by dissection. September 25th is the earliest date that
they have been taken, and they remain until ice forms, how
much longer is not known. They are gregarious, or at least
live in colonies. This colony has occupied an area of not more
than a few square rods any one year; and the location of this
area has not varied a hundred feet in either direction during the
ten years of its observation. . . . The home of this mollusk is
on the rushes or reeds common to all our inland waters ; in water
from one to three feet deep; and invariably from six to eight
inches from the bottom, on the side of the reed facing deep
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water, the apex of the shell pointing downwards — though in a
few instances the apex has been upwards, as if in the act of
descending, ..."
Robertson (1915) comments, ''L. (Acella) haldemayii (De-
shayes) Binney; Found on the lower surface of lily-leaves in
well-sheltered muddy bays in late summer. Observed in but
two situations, both of which were removed from open water and
were especially well-protected. Several specimens secured in
each situation. Diligent search failed to reveal any during the
early summer and nothing was found to indicate their habitat
during this period. These observations agree in their main
features with Kirkland's account as given by Baker ('11).
Those secured were, however, considerably removed from deep
water; none were observed in the approaches to the bays, neither
were any secured in dredging. . . ."
(a) The present writer has found this snail in shallow water
only. In three places (Bay of Quinte at the Carrying Place,
Mississippi R. at Mazinaw L. and at Ervin's L. ; see summary.)
I found it in shallow water where deep water was close at hand.
But, on the other hand, I found empties in Mud Lake (see sum-
mary) where there is no deep water for half-a-mile. This lake
is filling in so that much of it cannot be navigated even with
a row boat until the fall rains come. And, yet, here I found
an empty, the largest on record — Goodrich says, "an extreme
size of 25 mm.," but this one had a length of 29 mm.
But more conclusive proof that some, at least, of these snails
do not require deep water was found in 1946. Having found
live specimens in a shallow enlargement of the Mississippi River
about y^ mile above Mazinaw Lake I went on a further search
up-stream on Aug. 1, 1946, and at the entrance of Mailory Creek
among the weeds on a sandy shore, in water 0 to .75 meters, 1
found three live infants. This station is three miles below
Macavoy Lake and almost one mile above ]Mazinaw Lake, and
fully Vi mile above the enlargement referred to above. It seems
out of the question for these snails to get to deep water and then
back again.
(b) I found these snails only whore there are rather coarse
grasses and pond lilies where they have .something solid to which
to cling. 1 did not find them on fine or soft weeds and grasses.
I
July. 1047] THE NAUTILUS 23
Furthermore I found that these snails have a preference for
weeds which frrow on a sandy or soft sand bottom, although a
muddy bottom was at liand if they so desired. 1 have picked
them from grass and weeds including the pond lily (yellow) a
few inrlies from the bottom. I have never found live specimens,
by dipping or otherwise, where the bottom is real muddy, I
have found them where the mud begins to pass over into sand.
(c) The three live adults collected at the Carrying Place, Bay
of Quinte. on April 19, 1945, appear as mature as the empties.
The one live adult collected at Ervin's Lake, July 10, 1945, was
also mature and had much the same appearance as the above.
I would like to emphasize that I have found infants at six
different stations in one drainage system (see summary) and in
every case they were in shallow water. This would indicate
that breeding takes place where the water is shallow. Further-
more, the smallest live specimen secured (3.3 mm.) was found at
Ervin's Lake, July 10, 1945, and no infants were found at the
Bay of Quinte, Carrying Place, April 19, 1945. This would indi-
cate that the hatching of these snails takes place in late spring.
Let me point out in addition to what is stated in (a), which
shows that my experience with these snails differs from Kirk-
land's in the matter of their seeking deep water, that although
there is nothing to show that Acclla haldemani may not, in some
localities, seek deep water for part of the year we have no record
of live specimens ever having been taken in deep water. I took
two badly bleached fragments at a depth of 3.5 meters, in ooze,
in the Bay of Quinte at the Carrying Place, Sept. 25, 1945. but
they may have been carried there by an off-shore current. (On
April, 1945, I found this shore strewn with small clams and
snails, alive and dead. On April 4, 1946, I visited the same
locality and there wa.s not a shell of any description to be found
— currents are temperamental.)
In collecting in Ervin's Lake I found these snails in numerous
spots. In other spots, for no apparent rea.son, I could find none.
It may quite well be that they live in colonies.
SUMMARY: Acclla haldemani appears to be a scarce sporadic
species in Ontario where it is known from Lake Erie, Lake On-
tario north to Georgian Bay and the head-waters of the Missis-
sippi River of the Ottawa River drainage.
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A summary of the known Ontario records of Acella haldemani
follows :
Lake Huron. Georgian Bay, R. 0. ]\I. Z. number 1812-1817,
6 lots, comprising 26 shells, L. 12.0 to 19.5 mm., A. D. Robertson!
Manitoulin Is. (Georgian Bay end?), U. of Mich, number
75579, 4 shells, lengths 14.5 to 17.5 + mm. (apex broken) : fresh,
A. D. Robertson!
Lake Erie. Norfolk County, Long Point, June 11, 1927, frag-
ment of dead shell, Dr. E. M. Walker !
Lake Ontario and drainage. W entworth Co., Hamilton Bay,
Nov. 24, 1889, "Nearly 150 specimens taken, Nov. 24, on Car-
roll's Point, thrown up in drif tweed after storm." A. W. Han-
ham ! A lot of 34 shells in the Hanham collection of the
R. 0. M. Z. apparently is the remnant of that gathering. Their
lengths range from 14.6 to 27.0 mm. York Co., Meads ("Meads"
was an old hotel on Center Is. on the bay side. Water shallow),
Toronto Bay, Chief Justice Latchford! (The author collected
the shells of the balance of these records.) Hastings Co., small
creek 2i/^ miles south of Tweed, a bleached shell from post-
Pleistocene marl. Lennox and Addington Co., Camden Twp.,
Mud Lake, Oct. 12, 1942, dead shells, longest 29.0 mm. Boundary
of Northumberland Co. and Prince Edward Co., Carrying Place,
Bay of Quinte, Apr. 19, 1945, at least 3 living, lengths: 17.5
mm. with 41/4 whorls to 20.0 mm. with 4i/i> whorls, about 85
empties, depth 0 to .75 meters. Prince Edward Co., Outlet of
Spence L. into L. Ontario, June 11, 1945 and June 10, 1946, 2
lots, 4 empties.
Ottawa drainage. Lennox and Addington Co., Abinger
Twp., Mississippi R. (mouth of river about 40 miles above city
of Ottawa), 0 to % mile above Mazinaw Lake, July 20, 1944
to Aug. 1, 1946, 3 lots of live infants and a few empties, 0 to 1
meter of water; one lot has two hatchings, (a) 7 shells, L. 10.5 to
12.2 mm., (b) 5 spns., L. 7.0 to 8.5 mm.; another of these lots
also has two hatchings, (a) 2 specimens, L. 10.0 and 11.6 mm.,
(b) 1 spn., L. 5.6 mm. Abinger Twp., Ervin's L., at headwaters
of the Mississippi R., July 25 and 27, 1944, several living, mostly
infants. July 10 and 16, 1945, 10 empty, 35 live infants, 4 live
adults, lengths of living shells: 3.3 mm. with 21/^ whorls to 23,0
mm. with 4V> whorls.
The record number 75579, A. D. Robertson !, is from the Uni-
versity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., is part of the Bryant
Walker collection, and is published through the courtesy of the
Curator of Mollusk.s, Dr. lleurv van der Schalie. The other
July, lf)47] THB NAUTILUS 25
records for Kobertson and for shells collected by Dr. E. M.
Walker, A. W. Ilanliani and Chief Justice Latchford are de-
rived from shells in the Koyal Ontario Museum of Zoology,
Toronto, Out. (catalogue nos. refer to that collection), through
the kindness of the director. Prof. J. R. Dymond, and from pub-
lished accounts.
Papers Cited
Baker. F. C. "Fresh water MoUusca of Wisconsin." Two
parts. Wis. Acad, of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1928, p. 270.
Goodrich. Calvin. "The Mollusca of Michigan," University
Mu.seums. I'niv. of Mich.. 1932. p. 49.
H^nham, A. W. "Dist. of tlie land and fresh water shells of
the Hamilton District to the end of the year 1889." Journ.
& Proc. Hamilton Assoc, part 6. 1890, p. 115.
Robertson. A. D. "The Mollusca of Georgian Baj'." Supple-
ment 47th Annual Report Dept. of Mines (Cont. to Can. Biol.,
fasc. 11 — Fresh water fish and lake biology), 1925.
NOTES ON THE GENUS PROBYTHINELLA
(HYDROBIINAE)
By J. P. E. MORBISONi
Associate Curator, Division of MoUusls, United States National Museum
Some time ago the writer began a search through the speci-
mens of Amnicolidae contained in the United States National
Museum collections for all material belonging to the genus
Fontigens. In the course of that search, the small species de-
scribed at Paludina obtusa Lea, 1844, was found not to be the
same as that commonly called Probythinella emarginata (Kiis-
ter), 1852. Since Bryant Walker in 1901 (Nautilus 15: 30)
thought they were identical and united them, apparently no
one up to the present has critically re-examined Lea's tvpes
(U.S.X.M. No. 121394).
This writer's personal field acquaintance with the ecological
habits of the genus Fontigens, from springs and other similar
1 Published by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution.
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cold-water habitats, in contrast with those of Prohythinella, from
the bottom of deeper waters in the Great Lakes region, and our
larger rivers, has only served to accentuate the shell differences
seen in these two species, that have hitherto been confused.
Paludina cmarginata Kiister, 1852, is not synonymous with,
nor even congeneric with Paludina ohtusa Lea, 1841, which was
preoccupied by P. ohtusa Troschel, 1837. The name proposed
by Hannibal (Proc. Mai. Soc. London, 10: 190, 1912) cannot be
used in Prohythinella because he stated definitely that he was
renaming Lea's species. Hannibal's name is valid for P. ohtusa
Lea, a distinct species, of which the correct name is Fontigens
hinncyana (Hannibal).
The genotype of Prohythinella, at least the typical or wide-
spread form of the species, is thus left without a valid name.
Prohythinella
Prohythinella Thiele, 1928, Zool. Jahrb. 55: 369-370; geno-
type Cincinnatia (P.) emarginata (Kiister) = P. lacustris
limafodens, nomen novum, by monotypy.
Vancleaveia F. C. Baker, 1930. Trans. Ill.'State Acad. Sci. 22:
189-192; genotype V. cmarginata (Kiister) by subsequent
designation of Pilsbry, 1934, Proc. ANSP. 86 : 562, footnote.
In this footnote, Pilsbry mentions only one specific name of
the three originally included by Baker, and states that this
species [P. emarginata Kiister J is the genotype of both Prohythi-
nella and Vancleaveia. They are thus nomenclatorially equiva-
lent by isogenotypy. Although the name Vancleaveia was actu-
ally proposed in manuscript in 1928 by the late F. C. Baker, it
is necessarily a synonym because it was inadvertently delayed
two years in the process of publication. The subsequent state-
ment of Berry {loc. cit., p. 40, 1943) concerning an original
genotype designation by Baker is incorrect. It is also invalid,,
being subsequent to the designation by Pilsbry in 1934.
To briefly review the nomenclature and synonymy of the spe-
cific names: The name Paludina emarginata Kiister, 1852, was
based on a manuscript or specimen name, Lymna(us cmarginatus
Say, according to Bronn, in Kiister 's .synonymy. Since Kiister
did not state that he was renaming the species, it may be con-
vincingly argued that the synonymy is the only indication of the
source of this name L. cmarginatus. If this be true, it was a
July, 1947] THE NAUTILUS 27
homonym of Lymnaeus emarginatus Say, 1821, and preoceupit'd
by it. Ilonce the name L. emarginatus cannot be used for the
species that was described and li};ured for the first time in 1852
by K lister.
The first valid name for this species is that proposed for one of
its varieties, namely VruhythincUa lacustris Im'ustris (F. ('.
Baker). The northern form will be known as P. lacustris cana-
densis (F. C. Baker). The more widespread "typical" form
of the species may be known as P. lacustris limafoehns, nomen
novum.
Probythinella lacustris lacustris (F. C. Baker)
1928. Cincinnafia emarginata lacustris F. C. Baker, F. W.
]\Ioll. Wis. 1 : 127, pi. 7, figs. 20-23, text figs. 54 : 3, 4.
1930. Vancleaveiu lacustris F. C. Baker, Trans. 111. State
Acad. Sei. 22: 191, figs. 2: 6-8, 11.
1943. Amnicola (Probythinella) binneyana lacustris Berry,
Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool., U. of Mich., no. 57: 40.
Type locality: Lake Winnebago, near Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Probythinella lacustris canadensis (F. C. Baker)
1928. Cincinnatia emarginata canadensis F. C. Baker, F. W.
Moll. Wis. 1: 130, text figs. 54: 7, 8.
1930. Vancleaveia emarginata canadensis F. C. Baker, Trans.
111. State Acad. Sci. 22: 191, figs. 2: 3-5, 10.
1943. Amnicola (Probythinella) binneyana canadensis Berry,
Misc. Publ. Mus. Zool., Univ. Mich., no. 57: 40.
Type locality : Lake Kakiska near mouth of Beaver River,
west of Great Slave Lake, about latitude 61° N., Mackenzie
District, Canada.
Probythinella lacustris limafodens, Nomen Novum
1852. Paludina emarginata Kiister, Conch. Cab., edn. 2, Palu-
dina, p. 50, pi. 10. figs. 3, 4. (Name invalid; based on
and preoccupied by Lymnaeus emarginatus Say.)
1863. Amnicola emarginata Frauenfeld, Verhandl. Zool. Bot.
Ges. Wien, 13: 1030.
1865. Paludina emarginata Binnev, L. & F. W. Shells, N. A.,
3 : 85. fig. 169.
1870. Bythinella obtusa Tryon, Cont. Ilald. Mon., pp. 48-49
(non p. 78, q.e. P. obtusa Lea).
1870. Bithinella obtusa Tryon, Cont. Hald. Mon., pi. 16. fig. 6.
1898. Cincinnatia obtusa F. C. Baker, Moll. Chicago Area, 1,
pi. 26, fig. 10.
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1901. Cincinnatia cmarginata Walker, Nautilus, 15: 30 (ex-
cept Paludina obtusa Lea).
1902. Aninicola (Cincinnatia) emarginata F. C. Baker, Moll.
Chicago Area, 2: 836-7.
1912. Cincinnatia cmarginata Hannibal, Proc. Mai. Soc. Lon-
don, 10: 190 (non P. obtusa Lea, et non C. binncyana
Hannibal).
1918. Amnicola cmarginata Walker, Misc. Pub., Mus. Zool.,
U. of Mich., number 6: 136 (non P. obtusa Lea, et non
C. binncyana Hannibal).
1928. Cincinnatia emarginata F. C. Baker, F. W. Moll., Wis.,
1: 126, fins. 54; 1. 2 (except P. obtusa Lea).
1928. Cincinnaiia (ProbythincUa) cmarginata Thiele, Zool.
Jahrb., 55 : 369-70.
1929. Hoyia {Probythinella) cmarginata Thiele, Handb. Syst.
Weichtierkunde, 1 : 140, fig. 115.
1930. Vancleaveia emarginata F. C. Baker, Trans. 111. State
Acad. Sci., 22: 191, figs. 2; 1, 2, 9.
1934. Probythinella emarginata Pilsbry, Proc. ANSP, S6: 562
(except P. obtusa Lea and C. binncyana Hannibal).
1939. Hoyia {Probythinella) emarginata ^enz, Handb. Palao-
zool., 6 (Ga.stropoda) (3) : 569.
1939. ProbythincUa emarginata Wenz, ibid., p. 569, fig. 1538.
1943. Amnicola {Probythinella) binncyana Berry, Misc. Pub.,
Mus. Zool., U. of Mich., number 57 : 36 (except P. obtusa
Lea).
Type locality: North America.
This name is given to describe its normal habit of burrowing
about one quarter inch beneath the surface of the mud in deeper
water (10-20 ft.) of lakes and streams. Hundreds of specimens
of P. I. limafodens collected personally from the Jackson Park
(Chicago) Yacht Lagoons in 1934 show a definite relation of size
of individuals to type of bottom habitat. Those burrowing in
soft mud bottom were visibly larger than those from (muddy)
sand bottoms. This observed size ditference of individuals from
populations only a few hundred feet apart is probably due to
greater availability of food materials in the muddier bottoms,
with less disturbance of activity by waves and currents in the
water.
July, 1947] THE NATTILl'S 29
NOTES ON THE PHILIPPINE SNAIL, VIVIPARUS
BURROUGHIANUS LEA
By J. P. E. MORRISON i
Associate Curator, Division of Mollusks, United States National Museum
Recent receipt at the U. S. National Museum of specimens
from Luzon containiufr the animals has made possible the clari-
fication of a puzzlinj; report on the biolojry of this snail, some-
times called V. augidaris. Bryant Walker in 1919 (Nautilus,
32: 120) ably clarified the taxonomic position of this and other
Philippine species of Viviparus.
Chang in 1929 (Peking Soc. Nat. Hist., Bull. 3 (4) : 45-57)
described and figured the anatomy of the eommon species, Vivi-
parus sinc7isis from Peking, China. The reproductive anatomy
of this Chinese species as shown by Chang is in complete agree-
ment with that of European, Indian, Chinese, and American
species as reported by Baudelot (Ann. Sci. Nat., 19: 79-86;
1863), Annandale & Sewell (Rec. Ind. Mus., 22: 215-292; 1921),
Li (Chinese Journ. of Zool., 1: 18: 1935), Stimpson (Smith.
Misc. Coll., number 144: 16-17: 1865), and Van Cleave and
Lederer (Journ. of Morph., 53: 499-522; 1932). The dioecious
mode of reproduction of the genus was also confirmed by this
writer in 1933, in di.ssecting more than a thousand individuals of
Viviparus contectoides from Illinois.
The statement by Alonte (The Philippine Agriculturist. 19
(5): 307-325; 1930) that Viviparus hurroughianus Lea is
hermaphroditic, is unfortunate. No hermaphroditic members of
the family Viviparidae are known. In the case of the American
genus Amblojris,- the observations of P. C. Baker (F. \V. Moll.
Wis., 1: 61, 69, 75; 1928) and of the writer, and the cytological
proof furnished by Mattox (Journ. of Morph., 62: 243-257;
1938) indicate parthenogenesis without any change in the gross
anatomy of the female, from the condition present in normally
dioecious species of the family. It seems inconceivable that
1 Published by permission of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution.
- For a full discussion of the case of Ambloxis Raf., 1818, vs. Campeloma
Raf., 1819, see: Pilsbry, Nautilus, 30: 111, 1917.
30 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (1)
hermaphroditism could occur in the Viviparidae without any
duplication of gonads or ducts in the individual.
Chang (I.e.) states that sperm may be found living actively
in the oviduct of the female throughout the year. Alonte (I.e.)
likewise found sperm present, but erroneously assumed they were
produced by the females he examined. Alonte 's experimental
snails were not isolated sufficiently ; they were not isolated from
any "wild" snails that chose to crawl on the outside of the bas-
kets used as rearing containers. Coitus probably occurred
through the meshes of these baskets, left for three months in the
normal habitat of the snails in Laguna de Bay.
Examination of fresh material including the animals of V.
burroughianus received for identification at the U. S. National
Museum from medical members of our armed forces studying
fluke diseases in the Philippines, has confirmed the normal
dioecious reproduction method for this species. Of one lot of
26 specimens, 11 were found to be male and 15 were female. As
in other members of the genus Viviparus personally examined,
the males were smaller than females of the same age. This is
undoubtedly due in part to the fact that the males grow very
slowly after reaching maturity in the first year. In the ease
of V. contectoides personally examined for growth ring studies,
three-year-old males are but little larger than those one year
old, while the females are proportionately larger in their second
and third years.
In summary, all known members of the family Viviparidae
possess reproductive structures according to the dioecious plan.
The only deviation from the normal dioecious reproduction
known (in certain species of Ambloxis) is the absence of male in-
dividuals from the species, with reproduction continuing in the
100% female population by parthenogenesis.
NOTES AND NEWS
The planokhid gents Armigeiu:s. — Clessin, in his Monograph
of the genus Planorbis [Conch. Cab. Martini-Chemnitz, edn. 2,
I (17) : 120, 1884], published the name Ai-migcrus for the species
PlanorbxH albicans Pfr., 18."}9, and P. alcxandriuus Ehrenberg,
July, 19471 THE NAUTILUS 31
1831. rianorbis albicans Pfr., 1839, type locality near Cardenas,
Cuba, is hereby desiprnated the genotype, bceause it is the first
species, on which the description of the name was principally
based, and because Clessin stated on page 121 that /*. alcxandri-
nus Ehrenberg: "also" belonged to the section.
Armiyirus Clessin, 18S4, will thus displace Ohstructio Haas,
1939, the two being completely synonymous. Tropicorhis Pils-
bry & Brown, 1914, and Lateorbis F. C. Baker, 194:), may be
retained as subgenera as considered by Baker (Planorbidae, p.
85, 1945). The second species included, P. alexandrinus Ehren-
berg, is a member of the genus Afroplanorhis Thiele, 1931, ac-
cording to our present knowledge.
It is unfortunate that Armigcrus lias been apparently over-
looked by every cataloguer of generic names and by every student
of the Planorbidae from the time of its publication to date. It
is increasingly important to correct the name of this group of
planorbid snails now, to prevent undesirable later changes in
the literature of medical research into the problems of African
schistosomiasis. — J. P. E. Morrison.
A NEW NAME FOR A WEST AMERICAN Cyclostrema. — Recently
C. G. Aguayo (Rev. Soc. Malacol. "Carlos de la Torre," Vol.
4, No. 3, December, 1946, p. 91) pointed out that the combination
of names Cyclostrema bartschi proposed by Strong & Ilertlein
(Allan Hancock Pac. Exped., Vol. 2, No. 12, August 21,
1939, p. 240, pi. 21, figs. 12, 13, 16) for a species described from
Bahia Honda, Panama, had already been used by Mansfield
(Florida State Geol. Surv., Bull. No. 3, 1930, p. 132, pi. 20.
figs. 13, 14, 15) for a species from the upper Miocene of Florida.
The new name Cyclostrema veleronis is here proposed for the
species described by Strong and Ilertlein in 1939. — A. M.
Strong and L. G. Herti.ein.
Type of Pseudantalis Monterosato, 1884, Nora. Gen. e Spec.
Conch. Medit., p. 32, was not stated in original publication, and
I believe not elsewhere. Dentalinm fissura Lamarck is now
designated type. — Pilsbry.
Strombus gioas verrilli. — Further collecting at various sta-
tions, through the past summer and fall, has permitted me to
extend the range of this subspecies. It is now known to occur
from Ft. Pierce, St. Lucie County, southward as far as Key
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West, in Florida. Occasional Bahaman specimens have been
observed in local curio shops, but the extent of its West Indian
distribution is as yet unknown. — Thomas L. McGinty.
Additional Strombus samba (Clench) from Florida. — Dur-
ing the past month. I have collected two additional specimens of
Strombus samba in Lake Worth. Both were living, and measure
155 and 197 mm. in length. I have also collected a very ancient
shell of -S. samba in a semi-fossil state, partially embedded in
coquina, which would seem to indicate that this species has in-
habited Lake Worth for a very long period of time.
I have also obtained a number of specimens of Strombus pu-
gilis alata from a colony discovered in Lake Worth. This. I be-
lieve, is the first report of this shell on the Florida east coast. —
A. Hyatt Verrill.
On the term "albino." — The informative article by D. S.
and E. W. Gifford on Olivellu undatella in The Nautilus (1947,
60: 81-84) raises the question of the meaning of "albino" in
mollusks. The authors do not actually define their usage but,
by inference, it is applied to shells without evident ground color
and with little or no brown markings and yellow wanting or re-
stricted to the fasciole. Such a definition is not in accord with
the use of the term "albino" in other groups of animals where
albinos are strictly devoid of all pigments except respiratory
pigments such as haemoglobin. The authors do not demonstrate
that the immaculate white shells are albino since they do not
show want of pigment in the soft parts of the animal. I suggest
that the term be used only when there is clear proof of want of
pigmentation.
The great progress made in the last quarter century in the
chemistry of natural pigments, especially carotenoids and por-
phyrins, should make it now possible to work out a reasonably
good synopsis of moUuscan coloration. As a guess, I would con-
clude that Olivella undatella contains three classes of pigments:
(1) gray and brown (perhaps melanins), (2) yellow (perhaps
carotenoid), (3) chocolate and purple.
It is rather suggestive that using these three classes as inde-
pendent items in the coloration, we find the same approximate
ratios of presence and absence :
I
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•^viiy and biown : noii-trray :- '\ :1
yellow : noii-yi'liow = ;{ :1
chocolate and purple : non-chocolate = 3:1
As a preliminary hypothesis, I submit that there are three
major independent pairs of alleles involved as above and that
there are a number of modifiers for each pair. The 2117 differ-
ent colored shells could be accounted for by a maximum of nine
pairs of modifying: alleles. These modifiers might determine
depth or minor chanpres in hue. pattern, etc. — Charles H. Blake,
Mass. Institute of Technology.
Adelopoma costaricense found in Charleston, S. C. — A
specimen of what seems to me to be the Costarican species Adelo-
poma costaricense Bartsch and Morrison was taken alive in
Charleston, S. C, on April 12, 1945, by my younger colleague
at the Chicago Natural History ^luseum, assistant curator of
insects Rupert L. Wenzel, then a captain in the U. S. Army. It
fully corresponds with the shell characters attributed to this
species of cyelophorid land snails, the only difference being that
our specimen (CXHM. No. 24510) is of a buff color all over,
whereas, according to the description given by Bartsch and Mor-
rison (U. S. Nat. Mus. Bull. 181. p. 150; 1942), the species is
generally alabaster white.
The collecting history of the specimen in question offers a
certain interest inasmuch as it was found in a light trap for
insects set near the edge of a marsh on the grounds of the war-
time Stark General Hospital, in the northwestern outskirts of
Charleston. Whether the little snail went into this trap on its
own or whether it was carried there by some larger flying insect
to which it clung, cannot be decided. The latter of the two alter-
natives is by no means as improbable as it might appear, for I
have already experienced another case of such a passive dispersal,
that of the southwest European acmid shell Eenca moiitoni
Dupuy sticking to a leg of a large bee caught while flying in the
air.
From the only specimen of A. costaricense found alive in
Charleston, it cannot, of course, be concluded that this species is
firmly established on American soil, though this is by no means
impossible, if one considers the hot and damp climate of South
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Carolina, in which so many imported tropical plants can exist.
It was, perhaps, with such plants that our species, elsewise only
known from Santa Maria, Costa Rica, has been unintentionally
introduced into the Charleston area. — Dr. Fritz Haas, Curator
of Lower Invertebrates, Chicago Natural History Museum,
Chicago, 111.
Cypraea spadicea SwAiKSON IN LowER CALIFORNIA. — Informa-
tion is included here to add a new locality and habitat data for
the Nut-brown Cowry, Cypraea spadicea Swainson. Thirty-two
living individuals were taken at Geronimo Island, Lower Cali-
fornia on April 12, 1946. These were found in high tide pools
on the southeast side of the island on a shelf which extends sea-
ward from the bluffs of the island. The dominant animal in the
pools was the sea urchin, Strongyloccntroius sp., which carpeted
the sides of the tide pools. The cowries were taken under ledges
and in old pockets made by sea urchins. Mitra species were also
fairly abundant in the pools. The average length of thirty-two
specimens was 46.99 mm. The largest specimen measured 54.10
mm. long by 31.75 mm. wide by 27 mm. high, and the smallest
was 31.80 mm. long by 18.10 mm. wide by 14.90 mm. high.
Cypraea spadicea Swainson extends along Lower California
as far south as San Roque. In the fossil state its southernmost
record is in the Pleistocene of Magdalena Bay, Lower California,
approximately 275 miles farther south than the southernmost liv-
ing record. In the living state this cowry ranges north to
Chinatown Point, Monterey Bay, California. Dall ^ lists the
distribution of this species from Santa Barbara, California to
Cerros (Cedros) Island, Lower California. Berry- reported the
Monterey Bay, California northern record. Strong ^ lists it from
from San Martin Island, Lower California. Ingram* reports
it to be seemingly found in greatest abundance at San Diego,
Laguna Beach, and San Pedro, California.
The writer wishes to thank 'Mr. Woodbridge Williams of La
Jolla, California for supplying the thirty-two individuals and
11921, Bull. U. S. Nat. Mub., 112, pp. 1-217.
2 1908, The Nautilus, vol. 22, nos. 4-5, pp. 37-41.
« 19.37, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th sor., vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 191-194.
* 1938, The Nautilus, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 1-4.
I
July, 1!)47] THE xai'tilus 35
certain lot-ality data. — William .Mahcus Ingkam, Mills Collej?e,
Calif.
Cepaea nemoralis in Boston. — Mr. Ernest J. Palmer, of the
Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, has recently sent me
a set of the introduced Ccpaca nemoralis (Linne) which he ha.s
discovered to be livinj; in fJanuiica Plain, Boston, Ma.ssachusetts.
lie found the shells under moist decaying twigs and leaf mold
in a vacant wooded lot in the 1000 block of Centre Street,
Jamaica Plain.
An interesting fact about this colony is the large number of
specimens with hyaline banding and white peristomes in this
colony. Of the 26 shells in this sending, collected on October
5, 194G, 11 were of this phase. Following J. W. Taylor (Mono-
graph of tiie Land and Freshwater I\Iollusca of the British
Isles— Zonitidae, Endodontidae, Ilelicidae; 1914, pp. 287-321),
the following color varieties and banding variations are present:
Var. lihellula Risso
Var. lihellula Risso
Var. hxjalozonata Taylor
Var. hyalozonata Taylor
In this connection, the recent discovery of this species at New
Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, is considerably north of
the other known colonies in Virginia. — H. A. Rehdeb.
Cassis tuberosa L. feeding on an echinoid (Clypeaster
ROSACEUS L.) — Frank Lyman (1937, Nautilus 51, 1, p. 34) has
reported finding the spines of the sea urchin Toxopncustes
variegatus Lam. in the digestive tract of Cassis madagascari-
ensis Lam.
While collecting in Nixon's Harbour, South Bimini, Bahamas,
in the spring of 1941, I was able to make some observations
which are an interesting supplement to Mr. Lyman's discovery.
While tramping across the partly exposed flats, I came across
an eight-inch Cassis tuberosa L. which was in the process of
feeding upon a heart urchin (Clypeaster rosaceus L.). The
Cassis, having turned the urchin over on its aboral surface, had
removed all the spines from the test in the vicinity of the anal
opening. It had applied its proboscis to the opening and was
extracting the animal matter.
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At Nixon's Hiarbour, the Clypeaster was the predominant
species in the eehinoderm fauna and it is likely that it formed
the major food supply of the Cassis. — Richard W. Foster.
OxYCHELUs ALLiARiuM (jMiller) IN IIawaii. — This rather
widely introduced palearctic species of Zonitidae has appeared
now at the following localitias in the Hawaiian Islands :
East Maui: Puu Luau, Haleakala, altitude 6000 ft.; E. C.
Zimmerman! (1945). About 3 miles from the nearest house.
Hawaii : Kilauea, about 2.5 miles from Volcano House, near
summer cottages, altitude 4000 ft.; D. Walker! (1945 and
1946). Ahualea (Honokoa District, east of Waimea), altitude
2600 ft., in an open paddock, with no near habitations ; Y.
Kondo ! (1946). Puulaalaau, south slope of ^h. Hualalai, alti-
tude 6350 ft., about 50 yards from an orchard of apples and
plums; Y. Kondo! (1946).
The three localities on the island of Hawaii are all between
2600 and 6350 ft. elevation, and are widely spaced. The second
and third findings are between 40 and 50 miles from the first,
and between 35 and 40 miles from each other. This would seem
to indicate that 0. alh'arium has been a resident of the Hawaiian
Islands for quite some time, and has been widely dispersed
without coming to the attention of any collector, except during
the last year or so. — C. Montague Cooke, Jr. and II. Burrixg-
TON Baker.
PUBLICATION RECEIVED
The Genera Puri^ura and Thais in the western Atlantic.
By William J. Clench. Johnsonia 2(23): 61-92, text-figs. 32-
40; 1947. This beautifully illustrated and carefully collated
study splits the traditional Purpura auct. into Purpura "Bru-
guit're, " which includes P. patula, and Thais Roding. which
contains the other western Atlantic species. A new subgenus
Thaisella is proposed with Thais trinitatcnsis (Guppy) as type.
The adoption of Purpura as a "nomen conservandum" with P.
pcrsica (L.) as type would be very desirable. But until such
action be taken, according to opinion 46, P. tubifcr Brug., 1792,
apparently is the legal type of Purpura Brug.. 17S9, unless the
brief original description elTectually excludes it. — II. B, B.
The Nautilus
Vol. 61 October, 1947 No. 2
A NEW PLEURODONTE FROM THE MIOCENE.
BOWDEN. JAMAICA
By day KIMBALL
On February 1st, 1947, Mr. C. Bernard Lewis, Curator of the
Science Museum of the Institute of Jamaica, while collectin'?
from the Miocene fossiliferous beds at Bowden, discovered an
adult Pleurodonte in an excellent state of preservation. The
unconsolidated "matrix" came away without difficulty, yielding
the onl}- perfect, adult specimen of this genus yet recovered from
this well known and much worked deposit. It is quite unlike
the single fragment of a lip described by Simpson in 1895,' and
named by him P. boivdeniana. Through the kindness of Mr.
Lewis I am able to give the following brief account of this new,
and exceptionally interesting, species.
Pleurodonte (Dentellaria) bernardi, new species. PI. 2".
fig. 10.
Shell imperforate, solid, opaque, depressed, conoid, carinate.
The height below the carina is Yn, of that above it. No sculpture
is now visible on the first 2^2 whorls. The last 3 whorls bear ir-
regular, markedly retrocurrent, growth lines ("incremcntals"),
which, as soon as they become clearly visible, can be seen to be
br(jken up into elongated "granules." Of. P. carmclita (Fer.) ;
also the first post-embryonic whorl of P. atavus (Shutt.). Each
granule is from 2 to 8 times as long as it is broad ; and by the
end of the penultimate whorl each growth line is broken into
from 12 to 14 such granules between the upper and lower suture;
the granules tending to become shorter in the vicinity of the
lower suture. The spire is very low-conoid ; the apex very ob-
tuse; the suture, where unabraded, linear. Whorls 5i/4. flat.
The last whorl, at its origin, is very slightly convex both above
and below a well marked but only medium-sharp carina ; gradu-
1 Proe. U. S. Nat. Mus. (1895), 17, p. 4.50.
(37)
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ally becoming more convex, and the carina more obtuse and ill
defined throughout its length. It is definitely less acute than in
P. schroetermna (Fer.) and very similar to that of the more
acute forms of P. tridentina (Fer.). The last whorl itself is
not deflected anteriorlj^; though the upper lip is, at its junction
with the elevated margin of the parietal callus. (See infra.)
The aperture is subhorizontal and transversely subtriangular
(cf. P. acuta (Lmk.)). Measured in the plane of the aperture,
its maximum height is 11 mm., its maximum width 15 mm. The
peristome is expanded laterally and below; the basal lip being
reflected and thickened and adnate over the umbilical area. The
upper lip, however, is neither expanded nor reflected (cf. P.
acuta (Lmk.)). Instead, it is deflected IV2 inm. at its insertion.
The raised margin of an exceptionally heavy parietal callus be-
comes progressively more elevated as it approaches the upper
termination of the peristome. At the junction it protrudes IVo
mm. from the parietal wall, meeting the deflected upper lip at
an angle of about 110°. The margin of the upper lip has suf-
fered some abrasion, but it seems highly improbable that it ever
differed much from its present form. The peristome, therefore,
appears at first glance to be free and continuous but is in fact
broken for a short distance in the columella region (cf. extreme
forms of P. si7iuosa (Fer.)).
The basal lip bears four lamellar teeth, which are noticeably
less deep-set than those of full}- mature, living species of the
P. sinuata group. Tooth 1 (the innermost) is extremely small
and weakly developed ; and is appreciably nearer to tooth 2
than to the columella (cf. those specimens of P. tridentina (Fer.)
which have a minute 4th tooth). Interspace II-III is about
twice as wide as interspace I-II. Teeth 3 and 4 are joined to-
gether for over % of their height and 3 is slightly taller and
considerably longer, from back to front, than 4 (cf. P. okcniana
(Pfr.)). Tooth 2 is more than % the height of 3, and all the
teeth are heavier and taller than in P. tridentina.
Concealed beneath the reflected ba.sal lip are two very short,
deep pits; the inner corresponding to tooth 2; the outer to teeth
3 and 4. The inner pit is barely visible. The outer pit is much
broader than the inner and appears to open into a narrow,
oblique cavity which is in fact the hollow interior of tooth 3 (cf.
P. howdcniana Simpson). The opening is not however, I feel
certain, a natural one; but has resulted from the accidental pierc-
ing of a thin calcareous wall which originally separated the ex-
ternal pit from the cavity. There is no supra-peripheral furrow.
Diameter max.: 33'/. mm.; Diainoter miii.: 28 mm.; Height:
16 mm.
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Type: 15)47/1 Inst. Jain. Coll. Locality: Bowden, Jamaica,
1>. W. I. Horizon: 8 ft. up in basal Bowden bed.
Pleurodonte sloaneana (Shuttleworth) is related, but it is less
keeled, the upper arc of the lip is more reflected, and the aper-
ture is less trianprular.
Of livinj; forms a 4-toothed P. iridcntina comes, perhaps,
nearest to the present species ; but the fossil is sharply distin-
•ruished by its sculpture; by the relative size of teeth 3 and 4;
and by its semi-continuous peristome, hollow third tooth, and
unreflected upper lip. Of these characters the first and the last
two are of special interest. The last two are links with the
Miocene representative of the P. acuta group, P. howdeniana
Simpson; and P. bernardi is therefore, to that extent, "transi-
tional" between that group and the now markedly divergent and
diversified group of P. sinuata to which the new species is allied
by all its other characters. Its sculpture, on the other hand,
presumably reveals the mode of origin of the densely but finely
granulated surface that is today characteristic of the more
evolved forms in both groups.
But despite these interesting "transitional" features, the new'
species belongs to the group of P. siyiuata just as clearly as P.
bowdeniuna belongs to that of P. acuta. We can assign our two
Pliocene species to their respective groups without hesitation.
This, in its way, is a fact of no less significance than the posses-
sion of "transitional" characters. For the groups in question
are taxonomic units of an extremely low order: perhaps of about
sub-sectional rank. Thus the newly discovered species proves
to what lengths differentiation had already progressed some
twenty million years ago. In so doing it gives us a hint of how
far back in time we presumably must go before we could hope
to find the prototype of the entire genus. It certainly suggests
that the last exchange of Pleurodonte between Jamaica and any
other area occurred prior to (and probably long prior to)
Pliocene times.
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POLYGYRA VIRGINIANA, A NEW SPECIES FROM
VIRGINIA
By PAUL R. BURCH
Professor of Biology, Radford College, Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Radford, Va.
While examining sifted soil from weathered Elbrook limestone
(Cambrian) in a cut on a country road in Pulaski County, Vir-
ginia, opposite the city of Radford (Montgomery County), I
was amazed to find a small shell resembling Polygyra cereolus
(Muhlfeld) whose distribution in the United States is limited to
Florida (Pilsbry, 1939). Further search yielded twelve other
similar shells. No live specimens were found. The collecting
station was approximately sixty feet above New River at an ele-
vation of 1800 feet and two feet below the topsoil containing
living plants. Along with it and in the topsoil were the weath-
ered shells and living individuals of thirty or more Recent spe-
cies of such genera as Retinella, Paravitrea, Haplotrema, Gastro-
.copta, Ventridens, Mesomphix, Anguispira, Helicodiscus, Mesodon,
Triodopsis and Pomatiopsis.
Comparison with P. cereolus .showed the new shell to be much
smaller and to have fewer whorls. Instead of a lamina on the
parietal wall there is a fold on the outer wall. The last whorl
is swollen on the latero-ventral side like P. c. carpentcriana
(Bid.). Unlike P. cereolus it shows raised spiral lines on all
the whorls and a callus in the base. As the only species of the
genus Polygyra to be reported from the state of Virginia, I pro-
pose to name it Polygyra virginiana. The Type (Ilolotype) has
been sent to the U. S. National Museum and Paratypes to the
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.
PoLVGYKA vn«;iNiAN.\ HOW spocics. PI. .'), figs. l-().
Shell discoidal, uiiibilicus very shalldw. spire not prominent.
dorsal and ventral surfaces almost parallel; whorls slightly more
tlian four, regularly increasing in size, a swelling on the last third
of the ventro-lateral surface of the body whorl, a deep groove
opposite it on the dorsal surface extending backward 1.4 mm.,
the end of the last whorl breaking away from the preceding
whorl at an an whorls; verti-
cal and horizontal riblets of almost equal strength throughout,
suture puckered, aperture narrow, inner wall of aperture much
more bent than in C. panamcnsis, anterior canal short; surface
more or less spotted with chocolate-brown color particularly
upon the varices. Alt. 21.75, max. diam. 17 mm.
Type locality: Pearl Islands, Republic of Pananm (Clark).
Holotype in the writer's collection.
Perplicaria clarki, new species. Plate 2, Figure 9
Shell small. Sy^ somewhat swollen whorls with in addition a
few-whorled shining nucleus; sutures well impressed; a single
broad strong varix not far back from the outer labrum. the inter-
spaces deeply furrowed ; spiral riblets most conspicuous ante-
riorly upon body whorl and adjacent to sutures ; surface colored
with brownish-yellow forming lighter zones of small squarish or
diamond shaped spots which are visible upon the two final
whorls; aperture well expanded anteriorly, outer labrum lined
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inside with weak lirae extending inward ; three plaits upon inner
wall, the adjacent surface granulate ; slight indication of ante-
rior notch. Alt. 16.5, max. diam. 6.5 mm.
Type locality: Venado Island, Panama (Clark). Holotype in
the writer's collection.
Dall suspected that eventually a recent species of Perplicarw
would turn up. He described P. perplexa, the genotype, as from
the Pliocene of Florida. The recent shell is more compact, the
penultimate whorl more swollen, the sculpture less pronounced
than the fossil. The plaits upon the inner wall indicate connec-
tion Avith the Mitridae. Named for Walter D. Clark.
THE AMERICAN MALACOLOGICAL UNION
THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEETING
PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIA, JUNE 18 TO 21. 1947 '
The American Malacological Union held its thirteenth annual
meeting at Pacific Grove, California, at the invitation of Mr.
Andrew^ Sorensen and the Directors of the Hopkins ^Marine Sta-
tion. Asilomar Hotel and Conference Grounds with its spacious
grounds, dormitories, cottages, and conference halls, provided
a convenient meeting place in a beautiful setting. The local
committee had been at work long before the start of the meetings
and were on hand to greet each new arrival. As a pleasant sur-
prise, each registrant was presented with a box containing
named shells from the Pacific Coast, the gift of Messrs. Sorensen
and Strohbeen and Mrs. "Whelchel. The afternoon of the 17th
was spent renewing old acquaintances and making new ones. In
the evening, members of the Union visited an exhibit of marine
life prepared by ]\Ir. Strohbeen and a collection of abalonc shells
from California and other parts of the world prepared by ^Ir.
Sorensen.
The first scientific meetings were held Wednesday morning,
June 18. Dr. Henry van der Schalie, President, opened the
meeting and called on Dr. L. R. Blinks. Director of the Hopkins
1 By AurMe La Rocquo, acting for the Secretary, who was unable to
attend.
Oct.. 1947] THE N'ArTlLUS 67
Marino Hiolo^ii-al Station of Stanford University. Dr. Blinks
welcomed tlie Union to Pacific Grove and the Laboratory and
invited members to make it their home insofar as possible during
their stay. Dr. van der Schalie responded to Dr. Blinks' ad-
dress of welcome and lauded the excellent arranfrenicnts made
by Mr. Sorensen and Dr. Blinks for the meetinjr.
The meeting then passed to the presentation of scientific pa-
pers. Since complete abstracts of each paper will appear in the
"News Bulletin and Annual Report" of the Union, only a list
of titles is appended to this report.
The Annual Dinner was held in the Dining Hall of Asilomar
Wednesday eveninjr. A special menu had been prepared for the
occasion through the good offices of the local committee and was
offered to the members of the Union in attendance with the com-
pliments of Mr. Andrew Sorensen, who bore the entire financial
cost of the banquet. The menu was unusual and appropriate
for a meeting of malacologists. The main course was broiled
abalone, preceded by shrimp cocktail and accompanied by crab-
meat salad. The main speakers at the dinner were the Presi-
dent, Dr. Henry van der Schalie, who voiced the thanks of the
guests to the local committee. Mr. John Q. Burch spoke briefly
of the pleasure of the western group at ha\ing a meeting on
the west coast and being able to exchange ideas and impres-
sions with members from the east. Mr. Sorensen expressed
pleasure in seeing a good' representation of members from the
east, and urged Pacific Coast members to do their utmost to at-
tend the next meeting in the east. Dr. F. M. MacFarland, Mr.
Emery, Messrs. Dranga, Spicer, Kimball, and Haas also spoke
briefly.
After the Annual Dinner, the Council met briefly. The busi-
iiess considered was mainly recommendations for a meeting place
in 1948 and the preparation of a slate of officers for the coming
year.
Early in the morning of Thursday, June 19, some especially
enthusiastic members took advantage of the exceptional!}' low
tides then prevailing to go out collecting at 5 o'clock in the morn-
ing. The booty was pronounced worthy of the special effort and
admired by later-rising members. A short business meeting pre-
ceded the scientific sessions. The President read the slate of
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oflfieers prepared by Council: for President, Dr. A. Myra Keen;
for Vice-President, Dr. Elmer G. Berry; for Secretary, Mrs.
Harold R. Robertson; for Treasurer, Mr. Harold R. Robertson;
for Councillors, Mr. John Q. Burch, Dr. John Ouprhton, Dr. Jo-
seph C. Bequaert, and i\Ir. Allyn G. Smith. There being no
other nominations, the slate of officers was elected unanimously.
The President then announced that the Union had been in-
vited to meet in Pittsburgh next year. The meetings will take
place at the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, August 25, 26, and
27, 1948. Details will be announced later. The reports of the
Secretary and of the Treasurer were read and approved. The
remainder of the session was devoted to the reading of scientific
papers, as was the afternoon session.
In the evening, an illustrated address on marine life of the
Monterey region was delivered by Dr. Ralph Bolin, Assistant
Director, Hopkins Marine Station. Mr. Sorensen, introducing
the speaker, promised that we would see some very special movies
of marine life. Dr. Bolin 's films more than fulfilled the promise.
Starfish, brittle stars, sea anemones, ghost crabs, etc., as well as
mollusks, were shown in the full glory of the color of the living
animal; this was quite a treat to those of us who knew these
invertebrates only as dried or preserved specimens. Dr. Bolin 's
remarks were timed to perfection for the appearance of each
new subject and provided a wealth of information about each
one. The talk aroused much discussion which carried on far
into the night.
Friday the 20th of June began early, at 5 A.M. to be exact,
with a shore collecting trip led by Mr. Ferdinand Ruth, Science
Instructor at Monterey Junior College, whose intimate knowl-
edge of the collecting grounds of the Monterey Bay area as-
sured an abundant and choice catch even for those wlio had
not done any marine collecting before. The trip had been ar-
ranged to take advantage of the unusually low tide. The scien-
tific sessions opened at 10 A.M. and continued tiiroughout the
day.
On Saturday, the 21st of June, aiiotlicr party of insatiable
collectors under tiie leadership of Mr. Kutli i-aidcd the rocks ex-
posed at low tide in Monterey Hay and returned loaded down
with much bootv. During the niornini;- nieinhers of tiie Cnion
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were shown the famous ScveuttHMi-Milc I)i-ivo and Point Lobos
Koserve State Park wliere they were able to observe the two spe-
cies of seals and sea lions on the roeks off the coast as well as a
<;reat number of sea birds, includin<; cormorants and pelicans.
The tour was sponsored by the Pacific Grove Chamber of Com-
merce who are to be coiifrratulated on the cfifiwiencv of their
arranfzements.
In tlie afternoon a larjre party of members visited the Hopkins
Marine Station where they were shown around the laboratories.
The dinner this eveniufr mifrht be described as a closinj? dinner.
The Florida p:roup expressed their thanks for California hospi-
tality in verse written especially for the occasion ; Mr. Sorensen
responded with his well-known {jrace and happy choice of words;
the eveninjr was spent in enjoyable informal talk and rejjretful
leave-taking.
Papers Presented
Wednesday, June IS
AUyn G. Smith and ^Mackenzie Gordon Jr. — The Marine Mol-
lusks and Brachiopods of Monterey Bay, California, and
Vicinity.
Wendell O. Grefrg — Helicoid Snails of the Desert Regions of
California.
Jay G. Marks — Collecting in Ecuador.
Glenn R. Webb — Notes on the mating of some Zonitoides {Ven-
tridens) .species of land-snails.
Thursday, June 1.9
Allyn G. Smith — A method of sealing vials for the preservation
of Mollusca in alcohol.
E. P. Chace — California Land Snails and how some of them live.
Henry van der Schalie — The Michigan Pearl Button Industry.
Leo G. Ilertlein — A Brief Review of Tropical West American
Bivalves.
Howard R. Hill — Abnormal Shells of some Pacific Marine
Mollusks.
Richard W. Foster — The preparation of a Bibliography of the
Literature on Mollusk Biology.
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G. Dallas Hanna — Dredginjr on the Mendocino County Coast.
Ralph Boliu — Illustrated Talk on Marine Life of Monterey Bay.
Friday, June 20
Earl H. Myers — Protozoans and Foraminifera.
Elmer G. Berry — A comparative study between members of the
genera Pomatiopsis and Oncomelanm.
Leo G. Hertlein — Remarks on Checklists.
Trevor Kincaid — Mollusks introduced into the Pacific Coast
through the importation of seed oysters from Japan.
A. Myra Keen — Exhibit of rare shells received at Stanford Uni-
versity during the war.
A. Sorensen — Exhibit of World HaUotis.
Henry van der Sehalie — The Land and Fresh-Water Mollusks of
Puerto Rico.
LAMARCK'S PRODROME D'UNE NOUVELLE
CLASSIFICATION DES COQUILLES
By henry dodge
In a previous note (Nautilus, vol. 60, No. 1) I discussed briefly
the historical position and importance of Lamarck's "Prodrome
d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles," published in 1799.^
As the work is not available to most conchologists it seems that
a useful purpose would be served by republishing, in translation,
his Table of Genera, of which the work largely consisted. Many
of the genera described are given preoccupied names. Thus it
is probable that the Museum Boltenianum which appeared in the
same year in which the "Prodrome" was presented to the In-
stitut National and which was a rare and almost unknown work
for years after its publication, had not been seen by Lamarck.
Likewise many of the genera of the "Prodrome" have been so
subdivided by later discoveries that Lamarck's descriptions are
too broad to conform to our present knowledge of these groups.
1 Memoires of tlio Societe irilistoire Naturollo de Paris, vol. 1, pp. 63-91,
1799. Read before tlic Institut National in Paris " le 21 frimaire an 7"
(December 11, 1798).
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In spite of tliese thinprs it is hoped that the importance of this
earliest list of the Laniarckian «renera of shells may justify its
republication.
The greatest problem in presenting an English version was
whether to make a literal translation of Lamarck's language, or
to use the terms employed in modern conchological Engli.sh. lie
used an outmoded scientific vocabulary and his terminology of
the different parts of the shell is often curiously archaic. The
gastropods are classified according to the shape, or rather the
continuity, of the aperture. He uses the indications "anterior"
and "posterior" very sparingly. He seems to disregard tlie dif-
ference between varices and any other thickening of the shell
structure or even the columellar callus. He uses the terms
"bord droit" and "bord gauche" for the parietal and palatal
lip and employs the word "lip" only in a few instances. It has
nevertheless seemed best to translate his language literally for
the most part, using modern terms only where necessary to in-
sure clarity. After all, what we want is to see the genera as
Lamarck saw them. Only in this way can we appreciate not
only the advance which he made over his predecessors but also
the historical significance of the very errors and confusions from
which his work suffered.
I have translated the "Tableau" of genera exactly as written,
adding nothing except the author and date in brackets after the
name of each genus in order to emphasize Lamarck's own contri-
butions. The punctuation is left intact except where transla-
tion required changes. The word "shell" (coquille) is omitted
at the beginning of each description.
Systematic List of Genera
UMVALVE SHELLS^
(a) Single-chambered shells.
Aperture notched or open, or with a basal canal
1. CONE. CONUS. [Linnc 1758.]
A reversed cone; narrow longitudinal aperture, edentate, base
open. Conus marmoreus. Lin. Popular name, The Checker-
board.
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2. PORCELAINE. CYPRAEA. [Linne 1758.]
Oval, convex, lips involute ; narrow lonpritudinal aperture, both
lips dentate. Cypraea mappa. Lin. Popular name. The Geo-
jrraphic Cone.
3. OVULE. OVULA. [Brujruiere 1789.]
Dilated, more or less elonjrated at each end, lips involute;
longitudinal aperture, the inner lip edentate. Bulla ovum.
Lin.
4. TARRIERE. TEREBELLUM. ['Bolten' Rodin? 1798.]
Subcylindrical. apex acute; aperture longitudinal, narrow
above, notched at the base; columella truncated. Bulla fere-
hellum. Lin.
5. OLIVE. OLIVA. [Brugruiere 1789.]
Subcylindrical, open at the base; the whorls of the spire sepa-
rated by a canal; columella with oblique folds. Valuta oliva.
Lin.
6. ANCILLE. ANCILLA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oblong, spire low and not canaliculated ; basal opening barely
notched ; an obli(iue swelling or thickening at the base of the
columella. Voluta . . . Martin.couch.2,p.359,t.65,f.722-724.
7. VOLUTE. VOLUTA. [Linne 1758.]
Oval, more or less dilated medially, apex obtuse or with a
mamillar nucleus, base notched but without a canal ; columella
crossed by folds, those below being thicker or longer. Voluta
musica. Lin.
8. MITRE. MITRA. ['Bolten' Riiding 1798.]
Usually fusiform or turriculate, spire with an acute apex, base
notched and witho\it a canal ; columella crossed by folds, those
below being the smallest. Voluta episcopalis. Lin.
9. COLOMBELLE. COLVMBELLA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oval, spire short, base of the aperture more or less notched and
without canal; thickening on the internal aspect of the outer
li}); folds or tecDi on llic ('(»]inu('ll;i. Vnluta nu rcdioria. Lin.
10. MAROIXELLE. MARIUSEJ.LA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oval or oblong, smooth, short s{)ire, and the outer lip with a
varix on its outer aspect; base of the aperture faintly notched;
folds on the coluniclla. Voluta (jlahcUa. Lin.
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11. CANC'ELLAIRE. CANCELLARIA. [Lamarck 1799.)
Oval or subturriculate, outor lip lirato within; base of the
aperture almost entire and with a very short canal;- columella
with a few compressed and sharp folds. Voluta reticulata. Lin.
12. NASSE. NASSA. ['Bolten' Rodinp: 1798.1
Oval; ajiorture terminated below in an oblique notch sufrf^est-
injr a canal; base of the columella partly concealing' the notch
and appearing: obliquely truncate. Buccinuni niutahile. Lin.
13. POURPRE. PURPURA. [Bru^'uiere 1789.]
Oval, usually tuberculate or spinose; aperture terminatinp:
below in a very short canal, notched at its ba.se; columella run-
nin" signifies a general swelling, as in a globose
shell. The only 8]>e(ies to which "ventrue" should have been applied is
(]iossihly) Ovuhi. It is iiiipossible to find two English words fonveying this
difr«T('nc('.
"Not Fusu.i Hflbling 177it, nor 'Boltrn' Riiding 1798.
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2G. PLEl'HOTOME. PLEVROTOMA. | Lamarck 1799.]
Fusiform or tiirriculato. with a basal caiuil. without varices,
aud haviufi a notch or sinus near the top of tlie outi'r lip. Miircx
hahylouius. Lin.
27. C^ERITE. CERITHIVM. (Bruj?uiere 1789.]
Turricuhite; aperture terminated beh)W by a short, sharply
recurved or abruptly truncate canal. Murcx aluco. Lin.
Aperture entire, having at its base neither noteh nor eayial
28. TOrPIE. TROCHUS. [Linnc 1758.]
Conical ; aperture almost quadrangular or flattened trans-
versely; columella oblique to the plane of the base. Trochus
nil otic us Lin.
29. CADRAX. SOLARIUM. [Lamarck 1799.]
Flatly conical, having an open umbilicus which is crenulated
on the internal edge of the whorls of the spire ; aperture almost
quadrangular. Trochus perspcctirus. Lin.
30. SABOT. TURBO. [Linne 1758.]
Conoidal or turriculate; aperture circular and entire, eden-
tate; the two lips do not unite above. Turho marmoratus. Lin.
The Mother-of-Pearl.
31. MOXODONTE. MONODONTA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oval or conoidal ; aperture entire, rounded and armed with a
tooth formed by the truncate and projecting base of the colu-
mella; the two lips do not unite. Trochus lahio. Lin.
32. CYCLOSTOME. CYCLOSTQMA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Variable in shape ; aperture round or almost round ; the two
lips uniting to form a circle. Turho scalaris. Lin. The Staircase.
33. TURRITELLE. TURRITELLA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Turriculate; aperture rounded, entire, but having a sinus on
the outer lip.'' Turho terehrn. Lin.
5 The sinus noted by Lamarck is found only in tlie shells of Section (Sub-
genus?) Torrula Gray 1847. It is therefore not a generic trait of Turri-
tella sen-fu lat<>. Lamarck probably based his mention of a sinus upon
Turritella (Torrula) exoleta (Linne), as it is certainly not found in any of
the species of Turritella sensu strictu, in which restricted group his "ex-
ample" is included.
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34. JANTHINE. JANTHINA. ['Bolteii' Roding 1798.]
Sub-globose, diaphanous; aperture triaiifrular ; an angrular
sinus on the outer lip. Helix janthina. Lin.
35. BULLE. BULLA. [Linne 1758.]
Dilated, spire sunken, outer thin and sharp ; aperture as long
as the shell, no basal umbilicus. Bulla ampulla. Lin. The
Nutmeg.
36. BULIME. BULIMUS. [Scopoli 1777.]
Oval or oblong; aperture entire, longer than wide, columella
smooth, without folds, not truncated and without any spreading
(evasement) of the base. Bulimus haemastomus. Scop.delic.l.
t.25,f.l,2.
37. AGATHINE. ACHATINA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oval or oblong; aperture entire, longer than wide; columella
smooth, without folds, but truncate at its base. Bulla achatina.
Lin.
38. LYMNEE. LYMNAEA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oblong, subturriculate ; aperture entire, longer than wide ; the
lower portion of the outer lip rising as it becomes reentrant into
the aperture, and forming a very oblique fold on the columella.
Helix stagnalis. Lin.
39. MELANIE. MELANIA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Turriculate; aperture entire, oval or oblong, spreading at the
base of the columella. Helix amarula. Lin.
40. PYRAMIDELLE. PY RAM I BELLA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Turriculate; aperture entire, semi-oval; columella projecting
and having three obli(}ue folds, perforated at its base. Trochus
dolabratus. Lin.
41. AURICULE. AURICULA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oval or oblong; aperture entire and longer than wide, nar-
rowed at the top; one or more folds on the columella, iiulopend-
ent of the crossing of flic coluiiicUa by the outer lip (iiuicpendans
du bord droit remontant sur lo gauche). Valuta auris midac.
Lin.
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42. AMPI'LLAIKE. AMITLLAIilA. fLaniarck 1799.)
Globose, swollen, umbilit-ate, without a callus on the parietal
lip; aperture entire, longer than wide. Helix ampitllacea. Lin.
The Cordon bleu.
43. PLANORRE. PLAXORIilS. [MuUcr 1774.]
Discoidal. with flat or sunken spire; aperture entire, lonjrer
than wide, notched laterally by the convex projection of the
penultimate whorl. Helix eornu nrieti.'<. Lin.
44. IIELICE. HELIX. |Linnc 1758.]
Globose, or orbicular, spire convex or conoidal ; aperture en-
tire, wider than longr. notched above by the convex projection of
the penultimate whorl. Helix netnoralis. Lin.
45. IIELICINE. HELICINA. | Lamarck 1799.]
Suglobose. imperforate; aperture entire and semi-oval, colu-
mella callous, narrowed below. . . .
46. XERITE. NERITA. [Linne 1758.]
Semi-globose, flattened below% not iimbilicate; aperture entire,
sub-circular; the columella slightly oblique. Nerita exuvia.
Lin.
47. NATICE. NATICA. [Scopoli 1777.]
Semi-globose, umbilicate, the parietal lip calloused in the re-
gion of the umbilicus; aperture sub-circular; columella oblique
and edentate.* Xatica canrena. Lin.
48. SIGARET. SIGARETUS. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oval, depressed, almost auriform, with a short and helicoid
columella ; aperture entire, very large, widening toward the top
of the outer lip, longer than wide. Helix haliotoidea. Lin.
49. STOMATE. STOMATIA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oval, auriform, spire prominent ; aperture large, entire, longer
than wide; disk imperforate. Haliotis imperforatn. Chem.lO,
t.l66,f.l600,1601.
6 There is considerable evidence that Lamarck's Naiica is not tlie Natica
of Scopoli 1777, but tliat it embraces merely the so-called canrena group,
the members of which are closely allied species if not actually varieties or
subspecies of canrena Linn6. Naticariu.1 Dumeril 1805 is. a more appro-
priate name for this group. Canrena Linne is the type of both Naticarins
and Xatica Lamarck, by monotypy. Natica Scopoli, on the other hand, has
as genotype Nerita viteUus Linne.
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50. HALIOTIDE. HALIOTIS. [Linne 1758.]
Flattened, auriform, with a very low spire ; aperture very
large, longer than wide ; disk pierced with holes in a line parallel
to the inner lip. HaUotis tuherculafa. Lin. Sea-ear.
51. PATELLE. PATELLA. [Linne 1758.>
Shield- or cap-shaped, spire not complete, entire at the apex
[i.e. not perforate], concave and simple below. Patella granu-
laris. Lin. The Goat's eye.
52. FISSURELLE. FISSURELLA. [Bruguiere 1789.]
Shield-shaped, spire lacking, concave below, pierced at the
apex with an oval or oblong hole. Patella nimhosa. Lin. The
Key-hole.
53. CREPIDULE. CREPIDULA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oval or oblong, convex above, and with a rudimentary spire,
inclined towards the edge of the shell ; the inside is partially
closed-off by a simple diaphragm which is not in the form of a
spiral. Patella fornicata. Lin.
54. CALYPTREE. CALYPTRAEA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Conoidal, with a vertical apex, entire and pointed; the inner
side is furnished with a tongue-like member which is horn-shaped
or with a spiral diaphragm. Patella ehinensis. Lin.
55. DENT ALE. DENTALIVM. [Linne 1758.]
Tubular, regular, an elongated cone, slightly curved, and open
at both ends. Dentalium elephant in urn. Lin.
56. VERMICULAIRE. VERMICULARIA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Tubular, symmetrically spiral at apex, and entire for its whole
length; aperture sub-circular. Serpula lunihricalis. Lin.
57. SILIQUAIRE. SILIQUARIA. [Bruguiere 1789.]
Tubular, spiral near its apex, and divided laterally along its
entire length by a narrow slot ; aperture sub-circular. Sili-
quaria anguina. Lin.
58. ARROSOIR. PEMCILLUS. [Bruguiere 1789."]
Tubular, slender and loosely spiral at its apex, the anterior
])ortion being club-shaped and terminated by a convex disk fur-
nished with perfoiated tubes. Sojuila pons. Lin.
7 Preoccupied by Pcnicilliis Guettard 1770, a genus of marine worms. The
first validly i)roi)osed name for this group of the ClavaffcUidae is Aspcr-
(/ilium Lamarck 1818.
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59. AROOXATTE. ARdOyAl'TA. [Liniu- 1758. 1
Very thin, boat-sliupeil. iuvulute, spire reentrant in the aper-
ture, the keel double and tubereulate. Argonauta argo. Lin.
The Paper Nautilus.
(b) Multi-ehanibered shells.
60. XAUTILE. XAVTILUS. [Linne 1758.]
Spiral, sub-discoidal, the last whorl envelopinp: the others,
walls simple ; chambers numerous, formed by simple transverse
partitions, the disks of which are perforated by a tube. Nau-
tilus pompilius. Lin.
61. XAUTILITE. XArTILITES. [Lamarck 1799.]
Spiral, subdiscoidal, the last whorl enveloping the others, walls
articulated by sinuous sutures; partitions transverse, lobed in
outline and pierced by a marginal tube. A^.
62. AMMOXITE. AMMONITES.
[Gessner 1758, Bruguiere 1789.]
Spiral, discoidal, whorls contiguous, with walls articulated by
sinuous sutures; partitions transverse, lobed and clearly defined
in outline, and pierced by a marginal tube. Ammonites . . .
Brug.dict.List.Conch.t.l044.
63. PLAXORBITE. PLANORBITES. [Lamarck 1799.]
Spiral, discoidal, whorls contiguous, walls simple; partitions
transverse, entire, closely spaced. PL
64. CAMERINE. CAMERINA. [Bruguiere 1789.]
Lenticular, discoidal, w-alls simple, concealing all the whorls;
chambers numerous, formed by imperforate transverse parti-
tions. Camcrina laevigata. Brug. The Coin-stone.
65. SPIRULE. SPIRULA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Partially or completely spiral, at lea.st the last whorl is not
contiguous with the others; chambers transverse, simple, the
disks being pierced by a tube. Nautilus spirula. Lin.
66. BACULITE. BACULITES. [Lamarck 1799.]
Straight, cylindrical, subconical ; walls articulated by sinuous
sutures; partitions transverse, imperforate, lobed and clearly
defined in outline; no tube nor external spout. B.
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67. ORTHOCERE. OETHOCERA.
[Brufiuiere 1789 (Orthoccras).]
Straight or arcuate, subconieal ; chambers distinct, formed by
transverse partitions, simple, perforated by a tube -which is
either central or lateral. Nautilus raphanus. Lin.
68. ORTHOCERATITE. ORTHOCERATITES.
[Gessner 1758, Lamarck 1799.]
Conical, straight or arcuate, provided internally -with trans-
verse partitions, and with two longitudinal, obtuse and converg-
ing "stops" (Fr. arretes) ; the last chamber closed by an
operculum. . . .
69. BELEMNITE. BELEMNITES.
[Gessner 1758, Lamarck 1799.]
Straight, in the form of a long cone, pointed, filled in at the
apex, provided with a lateral siphon ; a single conical chamber
is visible, the earlier ones having been successively filled in by
the multiplication of partitions. . . ,
NOTES AND NEWS
Erratum. — Naut. 61 (1) : 16. Explanation of Figure 2, p.
17, read, "Lateral view of earrefour and albumen gland" not
"Lateral view of earrefour and kidney." — Charles B. Wurtz.
Arion ater (L.) in Oregon. — This large European slug has
recently been received from Gresham, Oregon, collected by ]\Ir.
Joe Schuh, June 11 of this year. The specimens (No. 574216
U. S. National Museum) are the color-variety atcrrima- Taylor,
in which not only the upper parts are black, but the entire sole
also. The collector reported that it "exuded an iridescent pur-
plish slime." — IL A. Reiider.
Brevimalleus, New Name for Fundclla De Gregorio. — The
name Funddla was proposed in 1884 by De Gregorio in Bull.
Soc. Mai. Ttal.. Vol. 10. p. 73, pi. 4, fig. 6. The genotype, by
original designation, is FundcJla lioyi De (iregorio. This spe-
cies seems to be indistinguishable from Avicula candcana d'Or-
bigny. De Gregorio 's name is preoccupied by Fundclla Zeller
1848, which was proposed for a group of Lepidoptera. Dall's
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statement regarding Electroma Stoliczka 1871 (type Aviculn
smarafjdina Reeve) that the vn, Joseph, Cenozoic Geology
along the Apalachicola Elver, Geol. See. Amer. Bull., vol. 5, p. 165, 1894.
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pronounced recurved canal similar to that of Cassis tuherosa
L. The columella is twisted at its lower end and bent back on
itself at the point where it joins the anterior canal. There is
both a false and a true umbilicus, the latter being only a slight
chink. Periostracum and operculum unknown.
Juvenile shell (PI. 6, figs. 2, 2a, 2b) cassidiform, differs from
adult in the parietal face. Outer lip not as thick as in adult,
has convex outer lip ; slight sulcus at posterior end. Anterior
canal as in adult. 12 teeth and denticles similar to adult.
Shield glossy, calloused, extending to penultimate varix, sculp-
ture seen through enamel, lacks hatchet-shaped alation of adult.
Outer lip has 9 tuberculations almost equidistant along its inner
surface. Upper whorls badly worn, about 40 faint axial stria-
tions on the protoconeh. Second and third whorls lack sculp-
ture of any kind. Third whorl more globose. Fourth whorl
has faint spiral sculpture, channeled suture bears tiny granules
Sixth whorl, with normal sculpture, has the first varix 90° past
the aperture.
Height 138 mm., greatest diameter 97 mm., height of apertural
shield 135 mm., greatest width 140 mm. Ilolotype.
Length 134 mm., least diameter 99 mm., greatest diameter 101
mm.
Length 44.7 mm., least diameter 32.7 mm., greatest diameter
34.8 mm.
Length 41.2 mm., least diameter 27.5 mm., greatest diameter
28.0 mm.
Types : Holotype and smallest paratype U.S.N.M. No. 543482.
Two paratypes A.N.S.P. No. 18680.
Type locality : The bank of Ten Mile Creek on the east side
of the bridge of Florida highway No. 84, 4.7 miles north of
Clarksville, Calhoun Co., Florida, Chipola formation.
Remarks. Two adult and two juveniles were found. The
unbroken adult is very mature and younger shells might not
possess the heavy callosity described in this paper. This species
is very close to Cassis sulcifer Sby. of the Cercado and Gurabo
formations of Santo Domingo and the Gatwn formation of Costa
Rica. Cassis delta is much larger than any C. sulcifer recorded.
The inner lip of C. sulcifer has 16 well developed lirae while
C. delta has only 10 feeble teeth and 2 denticles. On the outer
lip C. sulcifer has 10 well developed teeth running laterally
across the ventral surface of the .shield. C. delta has eight
ridges in the adult, which do not extend to the exterior of the
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shield. Compared with ('. tuberosa L. we find that the shield
i.s quite different. In C. tuhcrosa the alation is quite attenuated
while in C. delta it is ample. The teeth on the outer marj^in of
C. tuberosa are well developed, extending well across the margin,
and on the lower lip are long, tapering, and numerous, wliile in
C. delta the corresponding ridges are more feeble. On the outer
lip they extend only a short way across the enameled surface
while on the inner lip they number only half those of C. tu-
berosa. The axial wrinkles of tuberosa are much finer and less
prominent, and irregular spirals cover most of the apical surface.
C. delta does not resemble C. flammca L. as closely as it does C.
sulcifer or C. tuberosa, the most outstanding difference being the
shape of the apertural shield. C. fiammea has an ovate shield
while that of C. delta is triangular to hatchet-shaped. When set
on its apex C. flammca leans to the left and the holotype of C.
delta sits upright.
Associated with the Cassis were the following determined by
Dr. Julia Gardner:
Calliostoma ceramicum Dall
Smaragdia chipolana (Dall)
Tricolia affinis chipolana
Gardner
Tricolis probrevis Gardner
Rissoina (Cibdizebina) brown-
iana d'Orb.
Turritella alcida bicarinata
Gardner
Turritella subgrundifera Dall
Turritella (Torcula) dalli
Gardner
Turritella (Torcula?) mixta
Dall
Lemintina cf. L. ? granifera
(Say)
Caecum sp. ind.
Alaba chipolana Dall
Bittium permutabile Dall?
Bittium chipolanum bumsii
Dall
Bittium cossmanni Dall
"Cerithium" chipolanum Dall
Triphora sp.
Strombiformis scotti (Maury)
Strombiformis sp.
Pyramidellidae, several genera
and species.
Calyptraea centralis (Conrad)
Crepidula sp.
Xenophora textilina Dall
Natica (Natica) alticallosa
Dall
Polinices? demicryptus
Gardner
Polinices (Neverita) chipola-
nus Dall
Sinum chipolanum Dall
Globularia fischeri (Dall)
Ficus eopapyratia Gardner
Murex chipolanus Dall
^lurex dasus Gardner
Murex (Chicoreus) folidodes
Gardner
Paziella (Dallimurex) lychnia
Gardner
Typhis linguiferus Dall
Eupleura caudata (Say)
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Mitrella oryzoides Gardner
Mitrella blastos Gardner
Mitrella sp.
Mitrella ischna mitrodita
Gardner
Strombina aldrichi (Maury)
Engoniophos glyptiis Gardner
Busycon sicyoides Gardner
Busycon sp.
Hesperisternia chipolana
Gardner
Uzita cinclis Gardner
Uzita harrisi (Maury)
Olivella oryzoides Gardner
Vexillum (Uromitra) cnestum
Gardner
Mitra (Tiara) mitrodita
Gardner
Mitra (Pleioptygma) prod-
roma Gardner
Kurtziella websteri Maury
Nannodiella near N. nemoren-
sis (Maury)
Mierodrillia hebetika Gardner
Conus ehipolanus Dall
Terebra (Paraterebra) odopoia
Gardner
Terebra (Strioterebrum) lang-
doni perpunctata Dall
Acteon fusulus Dall
Acteon sp.
Ringicula semilimata Dall
Bulla striata Bruguiere?
Atys oedemata Dall
Atys (Roxaniella) gracilis
Dall
Haminea pompholyx Dall
Abderospira cbipolana Dall
Sulcularia chipolana (Dall)
Sulcularia prosculcata
Gardner
Volvula oxytata Bush, s. 1.
Acteocina incisula Dall
Acteocina incisula curtoidcs
Gardner
Cylichna decapitata (Dall)
Vaginella chipolana Dall
Nucula chipolana Dall
Sacella proteracuta Gardner,
s. 1.
Sacella cf. S. proteracuta
dystakta (Gardner)
Sacella proteracuta diamesa
(Gardner)
Sacella proteracuta leita
(Gardner)
Sacella leptalea (Gardner)
Sacella cf. S. diphya
(Gardner)
Yoldia frater Dall
Trinacria meekei parameekei
Gardner ?
Area cf. A. umbonata Lamarck
Anadara hypomela (Dall)
Anadara (Cunearca) initiator
(Dall)
Pleurodon cf. P. woodii Dall
Crenella minuscula Dall
Pecten (Pecten) burnsii Dall
Chlamys chipolana (Dall)
Chlamys (Lyropecten) condy-
lomatus (Dall)
Amusium cf. A. precursor
Dall
Anomia microgrammata Dall
Anomia cf. A. microgrammata
Dall
Ostrea sp. ind.
Verticordia (Trigonulina)
dalli Gardner
Crassatellites (Scambula)
ehipolanus Dall
Crassatellites (Crassinella)
triangulatus Dall
Glans (Pleuromeris) cf. G.
(P.) tellia (Dall)
Glans (Pleuromeris) tellia
Dall
Sportella leura Gardner
Sportella sp.
Diplodonta (Phlyctiderma)
glos Gardner
Phacoides (Parvilucina)
sphaeriola Dall
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Phacoides (Parvilucina) spha-
eriola aufraloa Gardner
Phacoides (Bellucina) euphea
Gardner
Phaeoiiles (Parvilneina) sp.
Lueinisea callunniensis Dall
Plastoniiltha heilprini
Gardner
Divaricella chipolana Dall
Codakia (Jaj^onia) erosa Dall
Eryeina undosa Dall?
Alveinus rotundus Dall
Chama draconis Dall
Fragum burnsii Dall
Laevicardium compressura
Dall
Tellina (Eurytellina) pressa
Dall
Tellina (Moerella) cloneta
Dall
Tellina (Moerella) acosmita
Dall
Macoma (Psammacoma) mar-
morea Gardner
Donax chipolanus Dall
Donax chipolanus curtulus
Dall
Semele chipolana Dall
Soniele stcarnsii Dall
Semelina cythcroidca Dall
Mulinia cf. M. sapotilla Dall
Ervilia chipolana Dall
Gafrariuni (Gouldia) erosum
bolteni Gardner
Callocardia (Agriopoma)
sincera Dall
Transenella sp.?
Pitaria floridana Dall
^laerocallista maculata Linne?
juv.
Dosinia (Dosinidia) chipolana
Dall
Chione chipolana Dall
Chione (Lirophora) burnsii
Dall
Spheniopsis americana Dall
Zirfaea sp.
Corbula chipolana (Dall
MS.) Gardner
Dentalium (Antalis) chipo-
laniim Gardner
Cadulus (Polyschides) lobion
Gardner
Caduhis (Gadila?) volvulus
Gardner
ACHATINA ACHATINA (L.) LAYS ITS EGGS
By E. a. ANDREWS
One of the big African agate snails, Achatina, kept some six
weeks in a packing box with earth and sphagnum moss in Balti-
more, Md. laid eggs. It was fed with lettuce and watermelon.
In dry weather it remained quiet night and day with its wide
foot-sole folded under it in wedge form, but in moist weather
it crawled about, preferably at night time. When made wet
the foot would spread out as the head came forth and then it
would crawl upon glass or upon one's hand and would not fall
off when upside down, unless it had secreted too much slime.
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Arrived at an edge it might fall off, but was not injured by
eighteen inches drop.
August seventh, in gentle rain, it escaped and late at night
had made a straight course of some yards under cane brake,
leaving a trail along the ground like that of a field mouse. Re-
turned to its box it was found the next morning standing over
a depression in the sphagnum in which were three fine yellow
eggs. Its body stood neatly over the eggs as if it had dropped
them into the depression as the garden snail drops its eggs into
a hole that it has made in the earth. At two p.m. there were at
least six eggs under the snail, in two rows. The following
morning the eggs were as many as twenty and were still partly
covered by the snail; but that afternoon it had left the whole
batch of twenty-two eggs and did not chance to crawl near that
region again for four days. IMeantime the eggs were removed
and kept moist and warm in sphagnum.
August twelfth an egg weighed 330 milligrams and was nine
millimeters in length and eight and seven and a half in diameters.
Though longer than wide it had nearly equal curvatures at each
end and two of its faces were slightly flattened. The hard
shell was yellow but covered with a sticky layer of more orange
hue that was easily rubbed off.
September second some of the eggs were cracked open as if
ready to hatch but all the embryos were dead. One embryo
measured six mm. and another that filled the shell measured
ten mm. Already the embryo shell had three whorls and on its
transparent shell there were three meridional bands of chestnut-
red color.
Many active nemas swarmed on the outside of the egg shells
and death of the embryos may have come from too much moisture
and inadequate oxygen supply.
It is reported that some omnivorous Achatina laid as many
as two hundred eggs in a snailery. As they eat waste vegetable
food and lay in captivity it seems possible that in a favorable
climate, say south Florida, they might be developed as an ad-
dition to our sources of animal food.
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COMPARATIVE OBSERVATIONS ON THE MATING
OF CERTAIN TRIODOPSINAE
By C.LENN K. WKHH
While tlie differenoos in the sex-organs form a major item in
cieterminin<; the relationships among the Polygyrid snails, no
comparative studies appear yet to have been made on the func-
tioning sex-organs so far as I am aware. The present studies
are from observations on the matings of captive specimens, and
from the anatomies obtained from specimens killed in coitus.
It was found necessary to kill the animals with boiling water
despite the attendant shrinkage or other distortion which might
affect the anatomies.
The accompanying figures are from free-hand drawings and
are subject to minor errors of proportion ; the figure-scales repre-
sent about the equivalent of 1 mm.
The writer is indebted to Dr. Frank C. Baker for casual
citations to helpful references, and to Mr. Tucker Abbott for
aiding in the search. The responsibility for the reference ma-
terial, however, rests with the author, and is as complete as his
available bibliographic sources allow.
Triodopsis tridextata (Say), Fig. 4. The mating procedure of
this species is typical of three of the four species of Triodop-
sinae I have examined.
The courtship consists of the following actions : The slow
approach of one or both animals so that they come to lie facing
each other; and then of a reorientation which brings the genital
pores into apposition and the everted sex organs in contact.
The tentacles play an important part in the reorientation.
For as the animals draw closer and closer together, the tentacles
are progressively shortened and restricted in movement, being
especially attracted to the site of the genital pore and the evert-
ing or already everted sex organs. To "focus" the right in-
ferior tentacle over the mate-animal's organ, the animal must
move forward diagonally. As this action is completed by both
animals, their everting sex organs are touched together and
shifted so that they are contiguous and evenly apposed. Coitus
follows immediately.
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The insertion of the penis into the female organ is not ex-
ternally observable, but is indicated by an accompanying slight
movement of the animals' head regions. Superficially, the en-
gaged sex-organs appear externally as a single, short, whitish,
cylindroid body about 2 mm. long and of equal diameter.
Closer inspection reveals the median, transverse groove which
delimits, externally, the organs of each animal. An even
slighter groove indicates the component male and female parts;
thus, in reality, four distinct organs are visible.
Coitus lasts about five to fifteen minutes in this species and
the next. The specimens usually gnaw at the adjacent part of
their mates' everted sex organs during part or all of the coition
period. This action is comparable to the dart-sticking actions
of certain of the dart-bearing landsnails when mating, and may
serve a homologous purpose. The copulation is either reciprocal,
with a mutual exchange of semen, or it is one-sided, one animal
acting as the male and the other as the female (see fig. 4).
The mating anatomies reveal the following details : The female
organ protrudes as a low, cylindrical swelling with a circular
terminal orifice that is penetrated by the inserted penis of the
mate-animal.
The penis is club-shaped, bearing apically an oval body (PB,
f. 4) pendant on a more elongate, tubular stalk (PS). The
apical body is laterally compressed and bears a series of crescen-
tic, papillate ridges (PR) which converge to the site of the
ejaculatory pore. A blunt tubercle (PT) projects from the
margin of the club, and the ejaculatory pore ^ is situated on the
ventro-basal part of this tubercle.
Triodopsis notata (Desh.), Fig. 1-la. The courtship of this
species is similar to that of tridentata.
The engaged sex organs caricature rather than simulate their
appearance in that form, chiefly due to the greater protrusion
of the female organ and the to be expected greater size of the
organs generally. (See fig. 1.)
The mating anatomies reveal the following details: The fe-
male organ (PX)) is a tumid, barrel-shaped body with a circular,
1 The external orifice of the penis through which the male sex-products
are discharged.
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tenniiuil orifice that is penetrated by the associate animal 's
penis (P, f. 1). The inner wall of the female orj^an is formed
by the expanded basal portion of the spermathecal duct (BSD).
The oviduct (O) appears to be passively carried downward by
the descent of the former; however, the inserted penis occupies
only the cavity formed by the expanded spermathecal duct.
The outer wall of the female orjjan appears to be formed, in
part at least, by the vagina.
The penis is stout, cylindric, and blunt-tipped ; the variable
number of folds and ridges which occupy its upper part seem to
be retraction diseonfigurations (RD). A longitudinal series of
low, obscurely nodulose ridges (PR, f. la) converge to the site
of the ejaculatory pore situated near the tip of the penis. There
appears to be no tubercle marking this place.
Triodopsis multilineata (Say), Fig. 2-2a. The courtship is
also similar to that of tridentata. The engaged sex organs,
however, do not appear as in that species; since the female
organ is not everted, and the genital pore is encircled by a
slight, fleshy ridge and is much dilated.
Coitus has been observed to last as long as nine hours. A
pair of abnormally situated specimens (which clung to the verti-
cal wall of a crowded corner of their cage) were seen to mate
for about one hour, the shortest coitus I have observed with this
species. I cannot recall having seen this form gnaw at the
everted sex organs. Animals separated in coitus (which takes
a surprisingly vigorous pull) have difficulty in retracting the
everted penis. This may explain why no difficulty was ex-
perienced in obtaining anatomies with fully everted sex organs.
In contrast, mating anatomies of tridentata and notata were
difficult to secure.
Tiie mating anatomies reveal the following details : The
vagina - (V) seems to occupy the same position as in non-mating
animals; it functions as the female organ and consequently re-
ceives the deeply inserted penis of its mate. This is very differ-
ent from the arrangement in T. notata, since in that form the
expanded spermathecal duct receives the inserted penis.
and lower oviduct?
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The penis is long, papillate, and tubular, tapering from a
short (2 mm.), smooth, basal stalk (PS) into the longer (13
mm.), wider, papillate part which forms the bulk of the organ
(PB). The papillae are arranged in rows. The papillate part
bears a longitudinal groove^ (PG) and a peculiar auxiliary
process, which resembles a minute "fish-tail" in shape, that
arises from a special locus behind the blunt tip of the penis, and
has the appearance of having been from that organ. The
ejaculatory pore is situated on a low swelling between the "tail-
lobes" of the auxiliary process (AP. f. 2a). In natural po-
sition, the auxiliary process lies parallel to the body of the penis
and may be partly imbedded in a mass of congealed semen
which usually occupies the intervening space. The ejaculatory
pore opens toward this space.
Allogona profunda (Say), Fig. 3-3a. This species departs
most from the tridentata type mating habits.
Courting commences as in that form, but starting with the
eversion of the sex organs, the structures and actions are only
remotely similar. The genital organs commence everting as soon
as the animals contact each other. First the genital pore dilates
and a low swelling appears, then a collar-like body materializes
with a low cone-shaped central swelling which continues to be
protruded * and to assume a tape-like shape. This central body
is the so-called "stimulator." The completion of the protrusion
of the sex organs depends on the subsequent behavior of the
animals.
The courtship (which has boon proceeding as in tridentata)
is now modified by the inception of biting duels. These arise
when one animal reaches forward, protrudes the jaw and radula
as much as po.ssible, and bites its mate on the head. The bitten
animal cringes back and may continue turning away from the
aggressive animal, rotating so that it reassumes its former po-
sition, or it may merely move its foreparts to one side and
launch a counter-attack. I have never seen a drawn battle de-
3 wliieh in Honic specimens appears as a wide, sliallow, non -papillate,
lonpitiidinal clianncl or stripe.
* Tlie "stimulator" seems to be protruded rather than everted; the
penis body seems, however, to be everted.
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FiQ. 1. Triodopsis notata (Desb.), mating position (from undisturbed
mating anatomies) ; la, everted sex organs. Fio. 2. Triodopsis multi-
lincata (Say), mating anatomies (vagina opened in upper specimen show-
ing inserted penis) ; 2a, greatly enlarged lateral view of tip of penis
showing auxiliary process. Fio. 3. AUogona profunda (Say), in coitus;
3a, separated mating anatomy. Fio. 4. Triodopsis tridentata (Say), mat-
ing anatomy of acting male in a non-reciprocal copulation.
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velop, since the first animal to be bitten withdraws immediately.
While one of the animals pivots, the other may also pivot ; crawl
slowly forward, with upraised head and absent-mindedly munch-
ing jaws (a ludicrous sight indeed!) ; or it may remain station-
ary, playing its tentacles about questioningly for its mate. The
effect of these highly stimulatory actions is to cause an in-
creased protrusion of the sex organs, of which only the penis is
at first identifiable. As soon as the protruded penis (and pos-
sibly the at this time inconspicuous female organ) is. touched
against the other animal's organ, complete eversion and pro-
trusion follows and coitus commences (see fig. 3). Simultane-
ously with the increased protrusion of the sex organs, the ani-
mals cease their biting and commence gnawing on these organs.
It is at this time that the probable function of the stimulator
is apparent. Projecting from the apex of the penis, it is the
first organ likely to encounter the animals' jaws. If this hap-
pens the stimulator continues to be gnawed at. Otherwise, the
stimulator is shifted so that it rests on the head of the mate
animal, which then commences to gnaw at it. No damage ap-
pears to result, as the stimulator, being unattached terminally,
rises and falls inertly with the movement of the radula. Some-
how it never appears to get caught in a position which would
allow it to be pinched between the jaw plate and the radula.
The gnawing action soon ceases however; possibly the animal
considers gnawing at .so elusive an organ to be futile.
Coitus lasts a long time ; one pair commenced coition at 9 :45
one evening and were last seen in coitus at 10 :15 the next morn-
ing. Dr. Allan F. Archer (1, p. 7) reports seeing this species
in coitus "for well over six hours."
The mating anatomies reveal the following details : The fe-
male organ (FO, f. 3a) is a large, tubular body and appears to
be differentiated into two parts, a minutely and transversely-
rugose basal part (FOB), and a smoother more tumid terminal
part (FOA). The apically situated female orifice is indicated
by an in-puckered depression.
The penis, which resembles a flagellate grape, is large, tumid,
and ovoid. It boars apically the stimulator, an accuminate flap-
like structure (PS, f. 3-3a). P.elow the point of the stimulator
insertion, a large orifice (PO) opens into the cavernous interior
Jan., 1948] the nautilus 103
of the penis. The female organ i.s found restinj? in this cavity
in undisturbed mating anatomies. The ejaculatory pore seems
to be located at the tip of a small nipple-like papilla on the
innermost wall of the penis cavity. There are indications that
the papilla may be inserted into the orifice at the tip of the
female organ during coitus.
Bibliography
(1) Archer, Allen F., 1933. "A Study of Polygyra inflecta
(Sav)." Occ. Papers Mus. Zool. Univ. Mich. no. 276,
p. 7.
(2) Pilsbry, Henry A., 1940. "Land MoUusca of North
America." Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. Monograph no. 3, vol.
1. pt. 2.
A NEW RECORD FOR ZOOGENETES HARPA (SAY)
By Jame:s M. Ross
During the first two weeks in August of 194G, I was collecting
at scattered points throughout Michigan's Northern Peninsula,
partly with the intention of publishing an annotated list of the
species taken. It was hoped that such a report might be of some
value, since the distribution of Northern Peninsula mollusca has
not been extensively studied. HoAvever, even though the collec-
tion is comparatively small (about forty lots), there are a num-
ber of forms which I, myself, do not feel competent to identify ;
and this, together with the accumulation of other obligations, has
postponed the proposed paper indefinitely. Meanwhile, perhaps
one record is worthy of special note.
As far as I have been able to determine, there is a pronounced
gap in records for the distribution of Zoogenctes harpa (Say).
This species ranges from the Saginaw-Grand valleys to the
Straits of Mackinac, but has apparently not been reported north
of the Straits, except at two widely separated localities : Isle
Royale. Keweenaw County; the Porcupine ^lountains, Onto-
nagon County. The new record, near Germfask, in eastern
Schoolcraft County, tends to show that the paucity of Northern
Peninsula records for this species is due not to a distributional
gap, but to need for additional field-work with minute forms.
104 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (3)
The specimens were taken from the under surface of a pine
board, near the north end of the M77 bridge over the Manistique
River, nine-tenths of a mile south of Germfask, Schoolcraft
County. This locality lies between the northern-most point of
the Southern Peninsula and the other two northerly localities,
about sixty miles from the former, and about 180 miles from each
of the latter two.
The specimens were taken only from under the pine board,
though the immediately surrounding area was searched. How-
ever, it seems likely that numerous specimens were concealed in
the ground, or in the nearby grass, since specimens were taken
from under the board on three separate occasions, though on
each, all visible specimens were removed : one, August 5 ; two,
August 8 ; two, August 12, 1946. On Isle Royale, where Z.
harpa was collected near Siskowit Lake a week later, the species
was the commonest terrestrial form observed. Here it was found
under mo.ss, on exposed bedrock surfaces.
As might be expected, the Isle Royale specimens are slightly
smaller than those taken near Germfask, approximate measure-
ments giving the following generalized sizes : Siskowit Lake, Isle
Royale: altitude, 3.2 ram.; diameter, 2.5 mm.; near Germfask,
Schoolcraft Co.: altitude, 3.3 mm.; diameter, 2.6 mm.
NOTES AND NEWS
ToRiNiA CANALiFERA "C. B. Adams" Dall. — So far as it can
be traced this species was never described. It appeared as a
name in Ball's list, "A Preliminary Catalogue of the Shell
Bearing INIarine Mollnsks and Braehiopods of the South Eastern
Coast of the United States" (Bulletin United States National
Museum, No. 37, 1889, p. 148). C. W. Johnson listed the name
in his paper, "List of the ]\Iarine I\Tollusca of the Atlantic Coast
from Labrador to Texas" (Proc. Boston Society Nat. Hist., 40,
no. 1, p. 101). This citation was from Ball's list above. It
does not appear in any other standard work such as the Manual
of Concholog}'. No specimens under this name are in the C. B.
Adams Collection now in our charge. It would appear that
Adams had sent out specimens under a MSS. name which he
.Ian., 1948] thk nautilus 105
later considored invalid and Dall inekided it in his list from a
label rather than from a published deseription. — W. J. Clench.
The Genotype op Potamolituus Pilsbky. — In the Nautilus
for November 1896, vol. 10, pp. 76-81, appeared a paper by
Pilsbry and Rush, "List, with Notes, of Land and Freshwater
Shells Collected by Dr. \Vm. IL Rush in Uruguay and Argen-
tina." On page 80 appears the generic name of PotamoUlhus
associated with a list of species many of which were undescribod.
A generic name is considered valid, even without a description,
if one or more described species are given — as was the case here.
However, in the same publication a month later, December
1896, p. 86, tlie genus Potamolithus is described with P. rushii
Pilsbry given as the genotype. Unfortunately, this type selec-
tion is invalid, since P. rushii was not one of the described species
originally mentioned in connection with the introduction of the
new generic name Potamolithus. Consequently, Paludina lapi-
dum d'Orb., a well-known and well-figured species and one on the
original list accompanying the name Potamolithus, is here se-
lected as the genotype. — W. J. Clench.
On the term "albino." — Charles H, Blake's criticism^ of
our use of the term "albino" in an article dealing with color
variation in Olivella undatclla ^ is entirely appropriate. Through
an oversight we failed to state that the soft parts of the animals
in white shells were no different in coloration from those in dark
shells. The so-called albinism of the shells is therefore parallel
to that in Olivella hiplicata, for which we have stated: "The
animals inhabiting albino shells look like those in normally
colored shells." ^
Perhaps the use of the term "white" for the shells would be
a better practice than the use of the term "albino" with its
connotation of albino soft parts. Furthermore, the frequency of
white Olivella undatella (all with normally colored soft parts)
raises the question whether the whiteness of the shells is not
merely one extreme of the normal color range and not an ab-
normalitv at all. — D. S. and E. W. Gifford.
1 The Nautilus, vol. 61, pp. 32-33, 1947.
2 The Nautilus, vol. 60, pp. 81-84, 1947.
3 The Nautilus, vol. 55, p. 12, 1941.
106 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (3)
Note on "West American species op Condylocardia. — The
genus Condylocardia "Munier-Chalmas (Manuscrit.) " Bernard
(Bull. Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. (Paris), vol. 2, No. 5, 1896, p. 195)
was described in 1896 and the type cited the same year (Joum.
de Conchyl., vol. 44, No. 3, 1896, p. 174, pi. 6, fig. 3) was
'* Condylocardia Pauliana, Munier-Chalmas" [ = Condylocardia
Sancti-Pauli "Munier-Chalmas (Manuscrit.)" Bernard, Bull.
Mus. Nat. Hist. Nat. (Paris), vol. 2, No. 5, 1896, p. 196. "He
Saint-Paul. (M. Velain)"]. from the island of St. Paul in
the southern portion of the Indian Ocean. Two species of this
interesting genus have been recorded as occurring in tropical
west American waters. Condylocardia digueti Lamy (Bull. Mus.
Nat. Hist. Nat. (Paris), vol. 22, No. 8, 1916, p. 443, 3 figs, in
text; Journ. de Conchyl., vol. 66, No. 4, 1922, p. 367, 3 figs, in
text) was described from San Gabriel Bay, Espiritu Santo
Island, Gulf of California. Condylocardia panamensis Olsson
(Bull. Amer. Paleo., vol. 27, No. 106, December 25, 1942, p. 186
(34), pi. 16 (3), figs. 9, 10) was described from "Zone of un-
conformity at base of Pleistocene at Punta Piedra," Panama.
Later, Pilsbry and Olsson (Nautilus, vol. 60, No. 1, July, 1946,
p. 7) stated that this species occurs in the Recent west American
fauna from Panama to Ecuador. Lamy's species was not men-
tioned by Pilsbry and Olsson and appears to have escaped the
attention of most west American authors. One species referred
to Condylocardia has been cited as occurring in the Eocene of
the Paris basin, two undescribed species were cited by Pilsbry
and Olsson as occurring in the Oligocene of Ecuador and two
in the Miocene of Venezuela, and species have been cited as
occurring in the later Tertiary in Florida, Costa Rica and New
Zealand. In addition to the Recent species of this genus cited
from west American waters others have been described from
Florida, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and the island
of St. Paul in the southern portion of the Indian Ocean. Iredale
(Rec. Australian Mus., vol. 19, No. 5, 1936, p. 272) discussed the
generic assignment of some of the Australian species which
previously had been referred to Condylocardia. — L. G. Hertlein
and a. M. Strong.
Jan., 1948] Tiii: nautilus 107
loLiNA, NEW NAME FOR loi.AEA A. AoAMs 18G0. — Tlic name
lolaea Adams 1860^ for a sub,
the spirals become wide or nodulous bands, overridin. 11. 12, .Ir.snpiLs (GIj/pldi.sDiui.s) rn.ri, ii. sp., •.<.". I'lioto-
tjraplis liy ("liarlrs H. Lockliii.
UK XAITILl'S: ()1 (4)
PLATE S
5mu
©
2 mm
Imm.
Di/ilndioiiilKi (/< hiloiiri
April. 1948) the nautii.us 113
was based on tlio fraj;ni(Mitary monotype of rrrplicnria prrplrra.
Later a perfect specimen served for further description (Dall,
1SD2) and tlie jreniis was referred with niisfriviiifrs to the Mitridae.
Cossmann (IStU)) followed Dall. but others (Woodrinfr, 1928;
(lardner. 1937) have noted the resemblance of species of
Pt rpliciiria to cancellariid ^"-onera. and the writer independently
concluded that the jrenus belonfjed in the Canccllariidae. Pcr-
plkaria is characterized by cancellate ornamentation ; an elonprate
thouprh somewhat swollen, bluntly pointed spire; an obliijuely
plaited columella; a posteriorly constricted and anteriorly ex-
panded aperture; the absence of even an umbilical chink; and
the virtual absence of an anterior canal. These characters,
probably not found combined in any other frenus of the Can-
ccllariidae, with the possible exception of the extremely oblique
plaits, are present in widely differing genera within that family.
The genus is remarkable for the scarcity of specimens repre-
senting the four known species from as many horizons. Of the
three named species only the genotype, Perplicaria perplexa
Dall from the Caloosahatchee Pliocene, is known from more than
one specimen. Dall's perfect hypotype and fragmentary mono-
type have been supplemented by two specimens, one perfect and
the other a fragment, listed by Tucker and Wilson (1932).
The Perplicaria sp. of Dall's (1903) Bowden Miocene list is
probably to be identified with the "Cancellaria" species of
Woodriiig (1928), described as a 3///?Y/-like ''Can cell aria." Ac-
cording to Woodring, this Bowden species is represented by two
immature shells in the Henderson Collection. This collection
also served in Dall's list. Gardner (1937) queried the generic
assignment but subsumed the Chipola jMiocene species Perplicaria
prior Maury (1910) under the Mitridae, noting a resemblance
to Aphrra. Perplicaria chrki ^Maxwell Smith (1947) of the
I'anamic Province adds yet another genus to the link between the
Atlantic Tertiary and the Recent Pacific fauna.
Thanks are extended to Dr. Katherine V. W. Palmer for
verifying the Cossmann reference.
References
Cossmann. M., 1899. Es.sais de Paleoconchologie Comparee,
liv. 3, pp. 177-178, fig. 31.
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Dall, W. H., 1890. Contributious to the Tertiary fauna of
Florida. Wa^er Free Inst. Sci.. Trans., 3. pt. L pp. 90-91,
pi. 3. fig. 1.
, 1892. Ibid., pt. II. p. 228. pi. 13, fig. 4.
, 1903. Ibid., pt. VI, p. 1583 (list).
Gardner, Julia, 1937. The mollusean fauna of the Alum Bluff
srroup of Florida. Pt. VI. U. S. Geol. Survev, Prof. Paper
142-F. pp. 418-419.
Maury, Carlotta, J.. 1910. New 01is:ocene shells from Florida.
Bull. Amer. Paleont., 4 : 21, pp. 17-18, pi. 4, fig. 8.
Smith, Maxwell, 1947. A Recent Perplicaria and other new
Panamie marine shells. The Nautilus, 61 : 2, pp. 55-56. pi. 2,
fig. 9.
Tucker, Helen I., and Wilson. Druid, 1932. A list of Caloosa-
hatchie Pliocene species. Indiana Acad. Sci., Proc, 41, p. 356.
WooDRiNG, W. P., 1928. Miocene mollusks from Bowden, Ja-
maica. Pt. II, Gastropods and discussions of results. Car-
negie lust. Washington. Pub. 385. pp. 224—225, pi. 13, fig. 2.
AN AID TO THE DESCRIPTION OF RECENT AND
FOSSIL GASTROPODA
By CHARLES B. WURTZ and ANNE HARBISON
To any but the specialist in the particular group concerned,
a study of the descriptive literature in the field of malacology
would reveal that many species, whii-h are accepted, cannot be
recognized from their descriptions. This is due, in part, to a
tremendous increase in knowledge which results in the need for
more precise characterization. ]\Iany students fail to recognize
this. At the same time, many mollusks that have been given
names should never have been described, as they are not valid
species or subspecies. Such descriptions lead to needless con-
fusion. Article 25 of the rules of nomenclature states that a
description should be, "with a summary of characters {scu
diagnosis; seu definition; scu condensed description) which dif-
ferentiate or distinguish the genus or the species from other
genera or species." On the basis of this, we have tried to de-
velop a procedure to act as a guide for descriptions. The pro-
April, 1948J thk nai'tilus U5
eedure is intended to be flexible enough to be used as a basis for
the description of any spiral pastropod. It is presented here
in the hopes that others will find it useful. Thouph others may
not care to use it, it embraces the desiderata, and we hope that
those who do not already follow a definite procedure will develop
and use an outline that includes the salient features of this one.
Only by havinjr and following.' such a plan can the student write
an adequate description.
The factors which result in unsati.sfactory descriptive work
are due primarily to lack of experience and to errors of judg-
ment. Malacoloprj' has long been recognized as having passed
far beyond the stage of a "hobbyist's science" and should be
treated accordingly. There is still (and always will be) a field
for the hobbyist, but descriptive works belong to the scientist.
Genuine study is the only solution to the first problem. This
is, obviously, a matter of individual responsibility. It should
never die in any real student.
As regards the second point, each student should keep abrea.st
of systematics as a science, and allow himself to be directed by
the di.scipline itself. We are not in a position to say what should
be described, but any study of the principles of systematics will
indicate many things that should not be described. Lack of
training in systematics allows errors of judgment that should
not be committed.
Good descriptions are es.sential to the biologist and paleontolo-
gi.st. Too many systematists write for systematists rather
than for biologists and paleontologists. This is the quick route
toward the divorce of sj'stematics from biologj' and paleontology,
and is one reason why systematics has long been froA^Tied upon.
In the past decade, the mutual needs of .systematics and other
biological fields has been recognized, and, now that they are once
more wooing each other, the systematists should be the biologists
they are presumed to be (and vice versa).
Other attempts have been made to present a procedure for
describing a new animal, but none, so far as we know, has been
designed for the Gastropoda. One recent presentation is "Pro-
cedure in Taxonomy" by J^chenk and McMasters (1936). This
includes an outline for the description itself. The procedure
116 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (4)
presented here is not intended to be an outline for the descrip-
tion. It is an outline of the characters and features which
should be taken into consideration prior to writing the descrip-
tion. Naturally it includes those characters which, properly,
should be included in the description. Each item in the outline
should be considered. Naturally, if data are lacking as regards
any item nothing can be written concerning it. Negative in-
formation should be recognized, though not in writing. Failure
to follow some definite plan results in "Topsy" descriptions —
they just grow up. Since the Rules of Nomenclature are lacking
in specificity as to what constitutes a good description, any
published description must be taken into consideration by sub-
sequent workers. At times, this results in nomenclatorial prob-
lems consuming many working days ; days that could be spent
more profitably.
Descriptive literature is usually' found in either one of two
types of literature. These are, first, the scientific journals de-
voted to the study of the mollusks, and, second, monographic
treatments of a more or less extensive nature. Each of these
presents individual problems of its own as regards information
other than the description itself (e.g., geographic distribution
in the broadest sense, chromosome number, variation, etc.).
The journal usually includes only the description itself, but, if
elaboration is desirable, this information is usually included
(as "discussion") with the description. If several related
species are being described, general information may best be
incorporated into an introductory or concluding paragraph. In
the monograph, however, the most practical method of treating
such information is in summary chapters. Needless repetition
occurs by the omission of summary chapters. However, the
manner of presentation must remain a personal matter.
The following list of items represents an ideal tliat is rarely
realized. It is based on the presumption that the nioliu.sk to be
described is, in fact, new to science. This is the crucial feature
of systematics, and, constituting tlie work of the systematist, it
reflects his opinion and judgment. The items are presented in
what is accepted as the customary method of presentation in the
description.
April, 1!)4S1 THE NAUTILUS 117
1. Present the systematic position of the organism. This
should be done by stating the family, and, in the case of publica-
tions other than nialacological publications, the class. This may
be done in the title of the article (e.g., "Description of a New
Species of Conidae"). If there is any variation from the char-
acters of the next higher group (genus or family), the variation
should be empha.sized and the description of the higher group
extended. Many students lack extensive library facilities and
access to large collections of comparative material ; such students
must depend wholly upon the description for the determination
of their material.
2. Provide a valid name for the mollusk. This requires
familiarity with the rules of nomenclature and a comprehensive
survey of the literature. Failure to observe either of these
points results in needless work. The systematist is limited by
the library at his disposal, and this limitation must be recognized.
3. Provide adequate illustrations. The more comprehensive
the illustrations, the more complete will be the understanding of
subsequent workers. Illustrations must show the distinguishing
characters .separating the new mollusk from closely related
mollusks. The value of a good description is materially en-
hanced by good illustration. This is apparent to anyone who has
ever used descriptive literature for determination in lieu of
comparative material.
4. Describe the mollusk. This, as is well known, can be very
difficult. A good description is not a "happy" choice of words
but a studied choice. Brevity is one of the most desirable fea-
tures of a description. To select the pertinent points and in-
corporate these, and only these, into the description demands
exacting care. Before writing the description the following
items should be considered in so far as possible. As is self-
evident, this is not always feasible ; e.g., fo.ssil material lacks
the soft tissues and is otherwise often incomplete, some gas-
tropods lack the operculum, some are monoecious, etc.
a. Contours of the shell including the spire and apex. Sexual
differences.
b. Whorl increase.
c. Contours and modifications of the aperture.
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d. Umbilical region.
e. Internal armatHre.
f. Apical (embryonic) whorls.
g. Sculpture. First of the apical whorls, then of the later
whorls. This would include any periostracal outgrowths.
h. Color patterns and color.
i. Operculum.
j. Appendages to the shell (e.g.. the clausilium).
k. Dimensions.
1. External appearance of the living animal.
m. Respiratory system.
n. Excretory system including the kidney.
0. Reproductive system. Each sex if the animal is dioecious.
p. Digestive system with the jaw and radula.
q. Free retractor muscle system.
r. Nervous system.
5. Comparison with the most closely related forms emphasiz-
ing both the similarities and the diiferences. This would include
an interpretation of the affinities of the mollusk. This, and good
illustrations, represent the two most important features of the
description.
6. Give the geographic range and the geologic time of the type
material. Indicate the name of the collector.
7. State the disposition of the type material. Give the cata-
log or accession number (s) of the institution (s) selected as
depositories.
These seven items represent the information that should be
contained in a good description. Naturally all these will not
be found in every description. This would not even be desirable
as it would only result in needless repetition of generic or family
characters.
Where desirable, as in an extensive monographic treatment,
supplementary information may be presented in summary chap-
ters as mentioned above. In such chapters, elaborations of such
things as geographic distribution, especially as regards general
statements involving the complete taxonomic group, should be
considered. Distribution in geologic time; range of variation in
size, color, etc.; statistical treatments; ecological int'orniation as
regards the natural history of the organisms; studies of para-
sites; physiological observations; and all other biological in-
April, 1948) thk nautilus 119
formation of widespread interest and general value to other than
systematists themselves should be presented in these ehapters.
In the shorter articles, such as are found in scientific journals,
such information is usually broufjht out under the above men-
tioned "Discussion."
This procedure, as we have outlined it, is, of course, idealism.
But rarely all these points can be taken into consideration, but
they represent information that it would be desirable to have.
Many mollusks have been described without consideration of
more than one or two of the above items. Yet, at the time of
description, much of the information was available, and with
little further effort could have been presented. Such care is
troublesome, perhaps, but profitable.
ANATOMY OF DIPLOMORPHA DELATOURI
(HARTMAN) AND FOUR SPECIES OF
PLACOSTYLUS (PULMONATA,
BULIMULIDAE)
By YOSHIO KONDO
Bernice P. Biahop Museum, Honolulu
In the course of dissectiiij; some species of Partulidae, it was
thought advisable to investigate the anatomy of Diplomorpha
del^touri (Ilartman) in order to determine its family status.
Species of the genus Diplomorphu Aneey were at one time in-
cluded in Partula (Cox, Proc. Zool. Soc, London, p. 644, 1871;
Ilartman, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sei., Philadelphia, p. 35, 1886).
Ancey (II Xaturalista Siciliano, 3: 344, 1884) proposed the
subgeneric term Diplomorpha under either Partula or Bulimus
because conchologically it appeared to be intermediate between
Partula and Placostylus. Pilsbry (Man. Conch., 13: 114, 1900)
found that the orange-red interior of Diplomorpha and its apical
sculpture showed its relationship with Pla-costylus rather than
with Partula; so he assigned to it a subgeneric status under the
genus Placostylus. Since then Sykes [Proc. Malac. Soc, Lon-
don, 5(3): 197, 1902] and Clench [Nautilus 46(2): 68, 1932]
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have treated it as a genus, a course which seems justified in view
of the results obtained in the present study.
In regard to the anatomy of Diplomorpha, only one reference
to it has come to my attention. Pilsbry (loc. cit., p. 115) writes:
"The statement of Dr. Hartman that the anatomy is like that
of Partula was evidently not based upon adequate knowledge
of the subject. I do not regard the present group as in any
sense intermediate between Partula and Placostylus."
Pilsbry 's remark refers to Ilartman's statement (Proc. Acad.
Nat. Sci., Philadelphia, p. 223, 1885) under Partula layardii
Brazier: "Mr. Layard having sent me several animals in alcohol,
they were referred to Mr. Wm. G. Binney, and, notwithstanding
the external differences, 'he finds the jaw, lingual dentition, and
genitalia like other Partulae.' "
This study shows that the anatomy of Diplomorpha, while
differing from that of Placostylus in some respects, is closely
related to that of Placostylus but, on the other hand, is in no
way related to that of Partula except very remotely. In the
first place, the kidney of Diplomorpha (and of Placostylus) has
a sigmoid ureter while that of Partula is orthurethrous. Sec-
ondly, the teeth of Diplomorpha and Placostylus are nearly alike.
In Partula the central and some of the laterals are somewhat
similar to those of the two other genera but the marginals show
no similarity at all (cf. Pilsbry and Cooke, Bishop Museum Oc-
casional Papers 10(14), fig. 2a, 1934 with plate 8:C and 9 : C,
this paper). Lastly the genitalia of Partula show no relation-
ship with those of the bulimulid genera. In Partula the pros-
tate gland does not descend the entire uterus, thus leaving it un-
encumbered, but in Diplomorpha and Placostylus the prostate
is ill intimate contact witli the uterus, descending its entire
length and forming a spennoviduct.
In regard to Diplomorpha and Placostylus, there seem to be
sufficient anatomical (and conchological) differences between the
two to justify elevation of the former to generic rank. AVhile
most of the teeth are similar, the extreme marginals differ in
that in Diplomorpha the entocone and mesocone split at their
tips, form a small spur between them (PI. 8:C:73), and the
ectocone becomes very minute. On the contrary, a small spur is
April, 1948] THE nautilus 121
not formed between the entocoae and niesofone in Placostylim
and the ectoeone remains fairly larpre ( IM. it : (' : (57-70). In the
{jenitalia. VUwostylus is eharacterizcd by a stronply twisted
spermoviduct (PI. D:D), a eharactcristic tliat is ])f'culiar to that
penus and not shared by D\plom(ir}>h, 192^) and by
Renseh for P. clcryi clcryi (Kevue Suisse de Zoolo^ne, 42(4):
83, fig. 12, 1935). Central (c) subquadrate, with larpe meso-
and two weak eetoeones. First lateral (1) with weak ectocone,
stronjr niesocone, but without indication of the entocone as in
I), dflotouri. Entoeone is revealed {gradually and at 20th tooth
it is a weak blunt cone on a diminishinfi: mesocone. Entocone
is stron«rest at about 20tli ; from 20th to 21st there is a sudden
transition in whieh the entoeone enlarges while the mesocone
is truncated. This change perhaps signalizes the lateral to
marginal transition. In the marginals, the teeth elongate and
diminish in size; in the 40th the entoeone is large, the mesocone
acquires a notch, while the ectocone becomes a blunt spur. From
the 40th to 70th there is little change except that the entocone
now acquires a new notch while the mesocone loses the same but
becomes blunter.
Genitalia (fig. D) similar to that of P. cleryi cleryi (Renseh,
loc. cit., fig. 11). Ovotestis bilobate, lobes closely appressed,
multifolliculate, without membranous investment as in D.
delatouri, duct strongly convoluted. Albumen gland large;
prostate (stippled) extensive and intimately connected with
uterus (both strongly convoluted several times), terminating
well above vagina; vagina long; spermatheca bulbous, stalk
short, with connective (or muscle) tissues at apex and side; vas
deferens originating at level of spermathecal apex (arrow) and
closely appressed to penial sheath three-fourths of the way then
entering sheath (arrow) to continue apicad. Penis (fig. D)
large, clavate, composed of thick sheath (fig. E) in wiiich is en-
closed a strongly and many-times-convoluted vermiform tubule
(penis proper) about 2V2 times sheath length. The lower three-
fourths of the tubule is tightly packed with numerous rugae
(fig. F, A-A of fig. E). The upper and smaller part of the
tubule (fig. G, B-B of fig. E) contains another inner strongly
convoluted tubule, also rugose (see arrows) ; this tubule termi-
nates at the apex of the penis at the insertion of the penial re-
tractor (fig. II) where it is strongly held by muscle ti.ssues of
the sheath and where it is joined by the vas deferens from one
side on its apex. Verge lacking. (Penial tubule slit open its
entire length after sample incisions were made and figured.)
Right ommatopliore passing through penio-oviducal angle;
penis innervated by cerebral ganglion. Two specimens dissected.
Solomon Islands, Malaita, Tai Lagoon, Templeton Crocker
Expedition [no collector given j, 31 May 1933, (BBM 119247).
124 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (4)
The penis of P. hargravesi is similar to that of P. clcryi cleryi
in that it is an elongate tubular organ enclosed within a thick
sheath. It differs from that of P. shongii (Man. Conch. Index
10-14 :lii) in which there is a pilaster below and corrugations
above.
Placostylus (Aspastus) miltocheilus (Reeve), pi. 10: A, B, C
(upper 3 figures).
P. (A.) miltocheilus Clench, Tm. Mus. Novitates, 1129: 18,
1941.
Jaw large ; radula large, twice broader than in P. hargravesi.
Central tooth subquadrate ; l-14th teeth with slight indentation
on mesocone; 15th forms entocone ; 15th-83rd, gradual change
to the usual type of marginals as illustrated in P. hargravesi.
Penis (fig. A, partly exserted) clavate, slightly swollen above,
thickly sheathed (fig. B). Unsheathed penis with a bulbous
apex, constricted neck, and broad midbody. Bulbous apex (fig.
C) composed principally of heavy network of muscle fibers in
which the strongly convoluted epiphallic tubule is enclosed (see
arrows). Tubule descends narrow neck, entering a conical verge
(V) the apex of which has a minute perforation. Verge is a
part of the few heavy pilasters lining lower part of penis.
Right ommatophore passing through penio-oviducal angle ;
penial nerve off cerebral (?) ganglion. Only one specimen
available for study.
The penis of P. miltocheilus differs from that of P. hargravesi
in being much shorter but stouter, in having a bulbous epiphallus
and a verge.
Solomon Islands, San Cristoval, Star Harbor, Templeton
Crooker Expedition [no collector given], 17 January 1933,
(BBM 119307).
Placostylus (Euplacostylus) seem an ni mbengensis Cooke,
pi. 10: A. B, C (middle 3 figures).
P. (E.) seema7i7ii mbeyigensis Cooke, B. P. Bishop Museum
Occ. Papers, 17(9) : 92, fig. 2: a, b, 1942.
Jaw slightly smaller than in /'. hargravesi : radula about the
same size as in tiiat species. Central tooth subquadrate; l-16th
April, 1948) the nautilus 125
with slij^ht indentation in mesocone ; 17th begins and 19th
forms entocone; 19th-57th, jErraduai ehan^^e to usual type of
marjjrina! as fiprured in P. hargravesi.
Penis (fi^'. A) very short, nearly plobose, retractor heavy; vaa
deferens free to midbody of penis, thence within sheath to a
point near retractor, thence into epiphallic chamber via small
orifice (fi^. C:VDO). Sheath thick, closely connected with
inner orgrans. Interior of lower portion (fig. B) composed of
two parts: (1) the heavily rugose portion of one side and the
roof (fig. B, right side and background) where rugae often take
zigzag or serpentine courses and (2) the thicker portion Heft,
in .same fig.) which is also rugose but having one or two .sacs
projecting from midbody of penis at the point vas deferens
enters sheath. These sacs are surrounded by wrinkled folds, are
not hollow but are filled with a profusion of delicate muscle
fibers, and when exserted may (together with the remainder of
the penial interior) inflate to a large size, as large or larger than
the snail's own head. Epiphallus (fig. C) small, connecting
with larger lower chamber via short narrow channel (Ch),
surface slightly rugose; orifice of vas deferens (VDO) near
lower part. Verge lacking.
Right ommatophore free of penio-oviducal angle ; penis in-
nervated by cerebral ganglion. Three specimens di.ssected.
Fiji, Mbenga Island, collected bv Lindsav Verrier (Isaac),
M.D., 17 Februarv- 1940, (BBM 183844).
The penis of P. s. mbengensis differs from that of P. hargravesi
in being bulbous and very short, in having sac-like stimulators
within, and in having a simple epiphallic chamber and tube.
Semper (Rei.sen im Archipel der Philippinen 3: 157, 1870)
studied the penis, teeth, and jaw of P. seemanni. He states that
the penis was smaller than in P. elobatus (= P. gracilis).
Placostylus (Callistociiaris) gracilis (Broderip), pi. 10:
A, B, C (lowest 3 figures).
P. (C.) gracUis Pilsbr>-, Man. Conch., 13: 110, pi. 41: 80-83,
1900.
Jaw smaller than in P. hargravesi, radula nearly the same size.
Central tooth .subquadrate ; 1st to 16th without cleft on meso-
cone; 17th begins and 19th forms cleft; 19th-80th, gradual
change to usual type as shown in P. hargravesi.
126 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (4)
Penis (fig. A) short, thick, not bulbous as in P. s. mheyigensis
but pointed; sheath (fig. B) very thick, enclosing a subconial
intromittent organ to which is subapically attached a narrow
epiphallie tube that is enclosed within a heavy network of muscle
fibers so as to obscure the shape of the organ (most of fibers
eliminated in fig.). Interior of conical penis (fig. C) heavily
rugose; some rugae wrinkled, others serpentine. Interior of
epiphallus a narrow passage with a few wrinkled folds; wall
thick, orifice of vas deferens apical. Verge lacking.
Right ommatophore free of penio-oviducal angle ; penis in-
nervated by cerebral ganglion. One specimen only dissected.
Fiji, Viti Levu, Mataivailevu, Wainimala River, alt. 1600-
2800 ft., under green leaves of Heliconia, collected by Dr. Harold
St. John, 10 August 1937, (BBM 164462).
The penis of P. gra^'ilis differs from that of P. hargravcsi in
being very short ; interiorly, the organ is also short and blunt
with a well defined epiphallie portion that lacks the convoluted
tubule.
The genitalia, jaw, and teeth of P. gracilis were studied by
Semper (loc. eit., p. 157, Otostomus elohatus Gould). He refers
to the penis as a thick short sac without a penial papilla.
Description of Plates
PLATE 8. Diplomorpha delalouri (Hartman). A. Pallial complex.
Arrow points to sovored ends of pericardial vein which was cut to facilitate
flattening of lung. B. Jaw. Right half probably damaged. C. Teeth.
D. Genitalia. E. Interior of penis.
PLATE 9. Placostylus (Proaspastus) hargravesi (Cox). A, Pallial
complex. Only principal veins shown. B. Jaw. C. Teeth. D. Genitalia.
Note strongly convoluted spermoviduct. Arrows point to origin and inser-
tion (in sheath) of the vas deferens. E. Interior of sheath. F. Interior
of penial tube at section A- A, fig. E. G. Interior of tube at B-B, fig. E.
Note that another tubule is within. Arrows point to cross- and longitudinal
sections. H. Apex of penis where vas deferens and tube meet.
PLATE 10. PlacoKti/lus (Aspai^fii.s) miltochrilus (Reeve), upper 3 fig-
ures. A. Penis with a portion of the $ organs. Partially exserted. B. In-
terior of penial sheath. C. Interior of penis and epiphallus. Note verge.
Unlettered arrows point to convoluted epijdiallic tubule.
P. {fjiiplncostyliia) sermarnii mbriipriisis Cooke, middle 3 figures. A.
Penis with a portion of the 9 organs. B. Interior of penis. C. Interior of
<'pi]ihaliiiH.
P. (CaULstdcharis) f/racUis (Broderip), lowest 3 figures. A. Penin with
a portion of the $ parts. B. Interior of jienial sheath. Ejjiphallic tubule
heavily enclosed by network of muscle fibers. C. Interior of penis.
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THE TAXONOMIC AND DISTRIBUTIONAL
HISTORY OF THE FRESH-WATER MUSSEL
ELLIPTIO COMPLANATUS (DILLWYN. 1817)
By max R. MATTESON
Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Illinois
Taxonomy. The present-day jiemis ElUpiio was ori^^inally
ineliuled under the jrenus Vnio Retzius, 1788. Formerly, this
genus included species with and witliout lateral hin^re teeth.
No type was named by Ketzius. In 1792, Brujrnicre described
the genus Vnio as possessing teeth but he neglected to explain
what should be done with those lacking lateral teeth. In 1815,
Oken divided the genus Vnio into Lymnium and Vnio. The
former possessed teeth whereas the latter lacked them. In 1817,
Schumacher retained Vnio for the species with teeth and intro-
duced the new generic name Margaritana for those without
teeth. As can be seen from the above, there is an element of
uncertainty concerning the generic synonymy. Several modern
authors have attempted to solve the problem in various ways.
Ortmann (1911) stated that the name assigned by Bruguiere
has priority ; thus his definition of Unio persists.
Ortmaiiii made an attempt to separate most American forms
from the European genus Unio, although Simpson (1914) had
retained many of them under that genus. Ortmann also sug-
gested that most of the American forms be placed under the
generic name Elliptio Rafinesque, 1819, with I''nio crassi/lcns
Lamarck as the type of the genus.
Ortmann and Walker (1922) recognized the genus EllijJtio
Rafinesque, 1819, and u.sed Vnio crasftidens Lamarck as the type
of the genus. Simpson recognized it as a section of Unio
(1900). Hermannssen designated Unio dilatatus Rafinesque
as the type of Eurynia. in 1847; Rafinesque had also used
Eurynia in 1819; the original dates of publication are identical;
and the name Elliptio has taken precedence.
Elliptio complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817) is one of the most
prominent species of the genus. Haas (1913) revived the name
Unio violaceus Spengler, 1793. However, Walker (1918) stated
that violaceus failed to describe the species sufficiently. Also,
128 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (4)
according: to the law of priority, its first name was Mya cotn-
planata (Portland Catalogue, 1786, p. 100).
The synonymy for EUiptio compJanatu.^ is very extensive.
Simpson (1914) lists six complete pages of different names
w'hich have been associated with the species. Mya complanata
was first used by Solander in an unpublished and undated manu-
script. However, Mya refers to a salt-water species. Dillwyn
(1817) recognized Solander 's unpublished article but used the
name Unio complanatus in his catalogue ; and, therefore, the of-
ficial name, EUiptio complanatus (Dillwyn, 1817), is now recog-
nized by most authorities.
The type locality listed by Simpson (1914) and by Ortmann
and Walker (1922) is Maryland and New Jersey. As it is one
of the most widely distributed mussels, there is extreme varia-
tion in its physical characteristics, especially in the shell. As a
result, different attempts have been made to separate the species
into several subgroups. For example. Lea and several other
American conchologists once decided simultaneously to combine
all forms found north of Washington, D. C. under the name
EUiptio complanatus. South of that location, they began to
apply subspecific names to the varieties. The divereity of these
mussels was so great that eventually they had applied names
to a large number of so-called varieties and still could see no
relief from the task, as each new lot continued to show differ-
ences. The most recent opinion is that there probably is a
typical EUiptio complanatus and that, because of generic varia-
tions, one must also include the various intergrades in the same
group. One observation to be emphasized is that this genus con-
tains probably more variations in shell characteristics than any
other group of union ids.
Partial descriptions of the shell characteristics may be ob-
tained from several sources. However, the most complete ac-
count is listed by Simpson (1914). Baker (1928) also has
described the species thoroughly.
In order that a clearer understanding of the present-day
distribution of EUiptio complanatus may be obtained, it may
be well to examine the evolutionary history and development
of the unionids, the genus EUiptio, and, finally, of the species
involved. The story of evolutionary development of the Tnioni-
April, 1948) tmk nautilus 120
dao has lu'i'ossarily paralloltnl the historical }2:«^olop^ of the
worUl. As world topouraphy chaiiijrcd throutrh th«* action of
diastrophic and erosive proeesses, the unionid fauna also became
altered. Mussels, in order to cope with the chan^^iiifx environ-
ment, were forced to modify their anatomy or their life habits,
or, perhaps, if conditions became unbearable, to mif?rate. Those
groups for which none of the preceding operations were possible
became extinct.
The Tnionidae, although now entirely inhabitants of fresh
water, must have developed from some marine pelecypod. The
specific ancestral type has not yet been positively determined.
This group, although similar to marine members of the class in
general, is so definitely difi'erent from marine pelecypods in
several morphological and physiological aspects that the possi-
bility of multiple origin is quite inconceivable. Thus, it may
be safe to assume that one marine form played the ancestral
role for the entire family.
The point of origin of the Unionidae, according to geological
evidence up to the present, is located in the southwestern sec-
tion of North America. From this area dispersal has occurred
to the extent that today every continent possesses representa-
tives in varying numbers (White, 1877). Proliferation of the
group from one continent to another was facilitated by the oc-
casional presence of connecting landbridges. These were neces-
iiary because the group was no longer able to tolerate marine
conditions.
Speculation as to the procedure by which migration was ef-
fective is widespread, but unconfirmed. Present-day migra-
tion is promoted for the major part by fish, in which union ids
necessarily spend part of their life cycle as parasites. If the
original unionids followed the same procedure, suitable fish must
have been available to act as hosts. Evidence from various
regions shows that soon after evolution of the original mussel
type, fishlike animals appeared on earth. There is the possi-
bility that the newly evolved unionids may have continued some
of the habits of their marine ancestors for a considerable period
following the differentiation. If this were true, it is highly
plausible that the parasitic stage of the life cycle, which com-
monly is spent in a fish, had not yet evolved. Therefore, it is
130 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (4)
reasonable to assume that the first representatives could have
existed before the advent of fish.
Evolutionary Development. In order to have a full under-
standingr of conditions under which the modern genus EUiptio
arose, geological history must once again be examined. Present-
day knowledge concerning the geological changes involved is
much more concrete than are many of the details related to the
early development of the genus EUiptio. This is unusual, as
the geological history of the area involved, specifically in rela-
tion to stream development, has to a marked degree been de-
termined from a study of the living residents of that area.
The forerunner of EUipiio has not been positively identified.
However, EUipiio has many characteristics which also are pos-
sessed by members of the European genus Vnio. which formerly
included many groups that now have been established as definite
separate genera by recent workers in the field. The immediate
ancestor of EUiptio may have been some member, perhaps now
extinct, of the genus Vnio, or perhaps more accurately the sub-
family Unioninae.
The point of origin of the genus EUiptio must have been
somewhere in western Georgia or eastern Alabama, or perhaps,
northwestern Florida. The exact time when it appeared is un-
known, but probably it was either early or middle Tertiary. It
soon became well established in many of the streams which
entered the Gulf of Mexico at that time.
Theories concerning the geological changes which have in-
fluenced the dispersal of various species of EUiptio have been
subject to controversy since their proposal. Hays and Campbell
(1894), basing tlieir argument upon geological and physiographi-
eal indications, declared that the Tennessee Kiver formerly
flowed southward, east of Walden Ridge, and thence into the
present Alabama River system. Near the end of the Tertiary,
a tributary of the Secpiatchie River cut through Walden Ridge
and joined the upper Tennessee, eansing it to flow westward as
it does at present.
Simpson (1900) verified the theory by revealing the close rela-
tionship between mussels of the two systems. Adams (1901)
later supported his views.
Johnson (1905), after studying the area involved, declared
April, 1948] the naitimts 131
that tlio Tennessee had always followed its present course.
Ortmann (1913) stated that, because of evidence secured from
the distribution of related mussels, the two systems were once
connected. Van der Sehalie (19:58) supported the junction con-
cept througfh an analysis made of shells from the Cahaba, a
tributary of the Alabama. Johnson (1939) suprprested that sorrie
aprent other tlian stream ('onver<;ence mi«;ht have been involved.
Van der Schalie (1939) gives little credence to the theory that
mussels could have been carried from one system to another by
animals other than fish but maintains that stream convergence
must have been the logical method of transfer.
In the opinion of the writer, mussels have extended their range
principally through the agency of stream confluence for the fol-
lowing reasons : ( 1 ) the topography of the region involved, as re-
ported both by literature and by discussion of the problem with
informed residents of the area; (2) the systematic pattern ex-
hibited by the molluscan fauna and other animals of the river
systems in question.
At one time during the late Tertiary period, the upper limits
of at least five streams were involved almost simultaneously in
the process of altering their courses : the Tennessee, immediately
east of Chattanooga, the Coosa River, a tributary of the Ala-
bama, the Etowah River, a tributary of the Coosa, the Chat-
tahoochee River, and the Savannah River. Of the five, only the
Savannah has always flowed into the Atlantic.
Two members of the genus Elliptio were established in the
upper Tennessee before it separated from the Alabama River
drainage system, Elliptw dilatatus and Elliptio crassidcns.
After the transfer had occurred, Elliptio dilatatus migrated
throughout the Mississippi drainage system and Great Lakes
region, whereas Elliptio crassidcns remained in the present
Tennessee system, except in a few isolated areas of the Missis-
sippi drainage.
Near the time when the preceding phenomenon was occurring,
the Chattahoochee River stole one of the tributaries of the
Etowah River, which is a part of the Alabama drainage. This
allowed the ellipti^os to pass freely from one system to the other.
Which one possessed them originally is a question for debate.
However, unless the connection between the Tennessee and Coosa
132 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (4)
remained open for some time it is reasonable to believe that the
Etowah must have contained them originally, unless the con-
nection between the Chattahoochee and Etowah preceded that
of the Coosa and Tennessee for a length of time sufficient enough
to permit the migration of the genus. During the same epoch,
one of the tributaries of the Chattahoochee disassociated from
that system and became a part of the Savannah. As Elliptic
complanatus is typically a medium-to-large stream form, the
number of species of the genus must have been small at that time
of junction because, otherwise, the volume of the connecting
waters would have allowed other species to reach the Atlantic
drainage. At present, Elliptio complanaius is the only member
of the genus to occupy that entire drainage.
{To he continued)
A MIXED COLONY OF CEPAEA NEMORALIS AND
CEPAEA HORTENSIS ON LONG ISLAND,
NEW YORK
By ROBEBT C. FLIPSE
Since its discovery in September, 1945. there has been flourish-
ing a colony of Cepaea nemoralis (Linne) and Ccpoea hortensis
(Miiller) on Long Island, near Douglaston, Queens County, in
New York Citj". This colony was first noticed from a passing
automobile by the profusion of mucous trails on the highway.
The snails were found in abundance, Cepaea hortensis appar-
ently being the predominating species.
The origin of this colony is somewhat obscure. It is located
approximately one hundred yards south of Northern Boulevard
at the edge of a tidal swamp adjoining the Cross Island Parkway.
This swamp is part of Little Neck Bay, emptying into Long
Island Sound. The swamp water is brackish due to the over-
flow from two local ponds, as well as some springs in the vicinity.
The land itself, on which the animals were foinid, is "fill" used
in con-struction of tlic Parkway along Little Neck Bay about
ten years ago. The soni'co of tiiis fill is unknown. Possibly
the snails were introduced on bushes and trees used in land-
April. 1948] the nai'tili's 133
soapiiifj. However, the occurrence of both Kpecies topether in
the limited area the colony occupies is the uuexplainable factor.
The .snails were found in preat numbers clinprinp to the vepeta-
tion at the edjre of the swamp, in the deep frra.ss bordering the
highway, on the curb, on the roadway proper, and in the largre
sewer drain of the roadway. A few specimens were found on
the opposite side of the road, although survival in that location
was difficult at best, due to regular mowing of the grass. At-
tempts are being made to introduce the colony elsewhere in
Douglaston. and in Jamaica. Long Island.
Regarding records of Cepa^a nemoralis, Pilsbry ' lists Flush-
ing. Long Island (4 miles distant) as the last Long Island record
(1906). He cites H. Prime- who lists, in addition to Flushing,
Astoria (8 miles di.stant). and Lloyd's Xeck, Suffolk County (22
miles distant), as other Long Island records, all circa 1894.
Prime states that, at the time of publication, the Lloyd's Xeck
colony was already extinct. Twenty-eight specimens of C.
nemoraiis were collected by A. Burnham at Flu.shing in 1932.
These are now in the collection of the Museum of Comparative
Zoology'. Cambridge. ^Ias.saehusetts.^ To my knowledge, this is
the last record of this species prior to the writer's discovery.
According to Pilsbry.' Ccpaea hortcnsis is represented in the
whole of New York State only by ' ' unlocalized records from . . .
Long Island. N. Y. " He cites no dates for these records. The
only record of this species in New York State at the Museum of
Comparative Zoology is the Douglaston colony.
None of the available literature cites an instance of both C.
nemoraiis and C. hortensis being found together in U. S. The
Douglaston colonv. therefore, is offered as the first such instance.
1 1939, Pilsbrv, H. A.: Land Mollusca of North America (North of Mex-
ico). I, Part 1, pp. 9-10.
2 1894, The Nautilus, 8:6, p. 70.
3 1932, M. C. Z. Catalogue 74,522 (September 14, 1932).
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LAMARCK'S PRODROME D'UNE NOUVELLE
CLASSIFICATION DES COQUILLES
By henry dodge
{Continued from page 70)
BIVALVE SHELLS
(a) Asymmetrical shells.
70. ACARDE. ACARDO. [Brujjuiere 1789.?] '
Composed of two equal horizontal valves, with neither hinge
nor ligament. Acarde eomprimee. Brug.dict.p.l,t.l73.
71. OSTRACITE. OSTBACITES.
[Gessner 1758, Lamarck 1799.]
Inequivalve, exterior striated ; the lower valve turbinate ; the
upper convex or conical ; no hinge nor ligament. . . .
72. CAME. CHAM A. [Linne 1758.]
Fixed, inequivalve; hinge consists of a single, very heavy,
oblique tooth. Chama lazarus. Lin. The Flaky cake.
73. HUITRE. OSTREA. [Linne 1758.]
Fixed, inequivalve ; hinge without teeth ; an oblong pit, crossed
by a furrow, provides for the attachment of the ligament.
Ostrea edulis. Lin.
74. VULSELLE. VULSELLA. ['Bolten' Roding 1798.]
Free, longitudinal, subequivalve ; hinge without teeth, cal-
loused, flattened; ligamental pit rounded or conical, terminated
by a very short, curved beak.- Mya vulsella. Lin.
1 The figures of Acardo in pis. 172-173 of the Encyclop6die M6thodique
show lit least three different things ineUiding one object which Deshayes
concluded was the epiphysis from the backbone of a whale. It is uncertain
just which of these objects Bruguii^re was describing.
2 The original description has the comma preceding the last phrase, aa I
have left it; indicating that the "beak" ("bee" in the original) meant an
extension of the ligamental pit and not the umbones themselves, a feature
which Lamarck always called "crochets." The ligamental pit in Vulsella
has a spout-like extension which is characteriatic.
April, 1948] thk nai'tiu's 135
Tf). MAKTEAV. .)t.\LI.EVS. (Lamarck 1799.1
Free, slij?litly fjapinp near the urabones, adherent by a byssns,
and equivalvo; hiniro without teeth, calkiused, provided with a
r(»iiiial pit, i)hii'ed tibliquely on the edge of each valve. Osirca
malhus. Lin.
16. AVKTLE. AVICULA. fBrufruiere 1792.]"
Free, .slijrhtly ogally, though highly technically, Tiamarck 's Glyrimrri.s is
not preoccupied by Da Costa's genus, the spelling being dififereut, but this
situation may one day be corrected by a suspension of the rules.
•'- Not Capsa Lamarck IHOl, which is synonymous with Asaphut Modeer
1793; nor Capsa Lamarck 1H18, which is synonymous with Iphigenia
Schumacher 1817.
April, 1948] the nautilus 137
88. CYCLADE. CYCLA8.
[BrufTuiere 1797, nonun tiudum: Lamarck 1799.)
Sub-orbii'ulate or sli;rhtly obliiiue. tMiuivalvc, haviiijr no fold on
the anterior end; two or three cardinal teetli ; lateral teeth
elongated, laminar and entrant. Tellina cornea. Lin.
89. VEiNUS. VENUS. (Linne 1758.]
Sub-orbicular or oblique; three clcse-set cardinal teeth, of
which the outer two (laterales) are more or les.s divergent.
Venus mercenarm. Lin.
90. MERETKICE. MERETRIX. | Lamarck 1799.]
Sub-oblique or orbicular; three dose-set cardinal teeth, and
one isolated tooth placed under the lunule. Venus meretrix.
Lin.
91. DOXACE. DON AX. [Linne 1758].
Oblique, inequilateral; two cardinal teeth in the left valve,
and one or two lateral teeth, widely separated, in each valve.
Donax trunculus. Lin.
92. MACTRE. MACTRA. [Linne 1767.]
Oblique, inequilateral, and slightly gaping; a cardinal tooth
folded into a trough, and accompanying a ligamental pit; two
lateral teetii, compressed and entrant." Mactra stultoriim. Lin.
93. LUTRAIRE. LUTRARIA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oblique, inequilateral, gaping at the ends; two oblique, diver-
gent cardinal teeth, accompanying a large ligamental pit ; lateral
teeth lacking or contiguous to the pit. Mactra lutraria. Lin.
94. PAPIIIE. VAPHIA. ['Bolten' Roding 1798.]
Sub-oblique, inequilateral, valves closed ; ligamental pit situ-
ated under the umbones between the teeth of the hinge or near
them. . . .
95. CRASSATELLE. CRAS^ATELLA. [Lamarck 1799.]^
Inequilateral, sub-oblique, the valves clo.sed, with a depressed
8 This is not a particularly convincing description and does not cover the
peculiar hinge nor the mode of separation between the condrophoric and
ligamental pits. It would be difficult, with this description, to distinguish
this genus from Spisula Gray.
^ Not Cra.i-satetla Lamarck 1801, which is, because of pre-occupation,
Crassatellites Kruger 1823.
138 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (4)
lunule and escutcheon ; lijramental pit placed under the umbones,
above the hinge teeth. Ma<:tra cygnaea. Chem.6,t.21,f.207.
96. BUCARDE. CARDIUM. [Linne 1758.]
Sub-eordiform, edges of valves serrate ; hinge with four teeth,
there being two adjacent oblique cardinals in each valve, articu-
lating cross-wise with those in the opposite valve ; lateral teeth re-
mote and entrant. Cardinm aculeatum. Lin.
97. ISOCARDE. ISOCAEDIA. [Lamarck 1799.1
Cordiform, umbones separated, unilateral, involute and diver-
gent ; two cardinal teeth, flattened and entrant ; one isolated
lateral tooth situated under the escutcheon. Chama cor. Lin.
98. CARDITE. CAEDITA. [Bruguiere 1789.]
Inequilateral ; hinge with two teeth unequal in size, one short
tooth placed under the umbones, and a long one extending under
the escutcheon. Chama calyculata. Lin.
99. TRIDACNE. TRIDACNA.
[Bruguiere 1797, nomen nudum; Lamarck 1799.]
Inequilateral, sub-oblique ; hinge with two compressed, entrant
teeth ; gaping at the lunule. Chama gigas. Lin. The Tiled
Roof.
100. HIPPOPE. HIPP0PU8. [Lamarck 1799.]
Inequilateral, sub-oblique ; hinge with two compressed, entrant
teeth ; not gaping at the lunule. Chama hippopus. Lin. The
Rosette.
101. TRIGONIE. TRIGONIA. [Bruguiere 1789.]
Inequilateral, sub-trigonal ; hinge with two large flat teeth,
divergent and transversely furrowed.^ Tri^onia. . . . Encycl.
t.237. Naturforsch.ir)thEdition.t.4.
I' This is the least accurate and least characteristic of the Prodrome 'a
usually good descriptions of the pelecypod hinge. It is not only incorrect
as to the number and arrangement of teeth, but conveys no idea of the
peculiar hinge of the genus, which is the most closely interlocking of any
bivalve. The shells of this genus were said to have been very rare in
T.amarck 's day and possibly he had not seen a specimen.
April. 1048] tue nautilus 139
102. ARCIIE. ARC A. |Linnr 1758]
Oblique, inequilateral ; hinpre straight and furnished with a
series of numerous parallel, articulated teeth ; li}?ament external.
Area noe [sii'l Lin.
10:5. 1»ETC>XCLE. PECTUNCULUS. [Lamarck 17;)9.]"
Orbicular, sub-equilateral ; hinged on a curved line and with a
series of numerous parallel and articulated teeth ; ligament ex-
ternal.*° Area pectunculus. Lin.
104. NUCULE. NUCULA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Almost triangular, inequilateral ; hinged on a broken line and
furnished with numerous oblique, parallel teeth ; one oblique,
furrowed cardinal tooth out of line; umbones touching and turned
backwards. Area nucleus. Lin.
105. MULETTE. UNIO. [Retzius 1788.]
Oblique, with three muscular impressions ; one irregular, cal-
loused, articulated cardinal tooth extending under the escutcheon.
Mya margaritifera. Lin.
106. AXODONTE. ANODONTA. [Lamarck 1799.]
Oblique, with three muscular impressions; hinge simple, with-
out teeth. Mytilua cygneus. Lin.
107. MODIOLE. MODIOLUS. [Lamarck 1799.]
Sub-oblique, the posterior edge very short, the umbones in-
clining towards the short side of the shell ; a single muscular im-
pression ; hinge simple, without teeth. Mytilus modiolus.
(Linne's name omitted.)
108. MOULE. MYTILUS. [Linne 1758.]
Long, with terminal umbones, projecting and pointed, at-
tached by a byssus; a single muscular impression; hinge usually
without teeth. Mytilus edulis. Lin,
109. PINNE. PINNA. [Linne 1758.]
Long, wedge-shaped, pointed at its ba.se [sic], gaping along
» See footnote on Glycimeris No. 83.
^0 Pectunculus appears to be preoccupied by Pectunculus Huddesford
1770 (fide Dall 1912) and for this reason, and because Da Costa's Gly-
cymeris 1778 is earlier, it is supplanted by Glycymeris.
140 THE NAUTILUS [Vol. 61 (4)
the upper edp:e, and attached by a byssus ; hinpre without teeth ;
ligament lateral, very long. Pinna ruUis. Lin.
110. HOULETTE. PEDUM.
[Bruguiere 1797. nomen nudum: Lamarck 1799.]
Inequivalve ; hinge without teeth ; ligament external and con-
tained in a groove; lower valve notched. Ostrca spondyloidea.
Chem.8,t.72i.669 and 670.
111. LIME. LIMA.
[Bruguiere 1797, nomen nudum: Cuvier 1798.]
Inequilateral, eared, gaping slightly on one side ; hinge with-
out teeth, ligament external, umbones separated. Ostrca lima.
Lin.
112. PEIGNE. PECTEN. [Miiller 1776.]
Eared, slightly inequivalve, umbones touching ; hinge without
teeth ; ligament internal, placed in a pit. Ostrca jacohaca. Lin.
113. PANDORE. PANDORA. [Ilwass (in) Chemnitz 1795.]
Inequivalve and inequilateral ; two long, divergent cardinal
teeth in the upper valve ; two oblong pits in the other valve.
Tellina inequivalvis. Lin.
114. CORBULE. CORBULA.
[Bruguiere 1797, nomen nudum: Lamarck 1799.]
Inequivalve, sub-oblique, free; one conical, curved and ar-
ticulated cardinal tooth. Corhula . . . Encyclop.t.230.
115. TEREBRATULE. TEREBRATULA. [Miiller 1776.]
Inequivalve, attacliing itself by a ligament or a short tube; the
largest valve perforated or slotted at its umbo, which is promi-
nent and almost in the form of a beak ; hinge with two teeth.
Anemia terebratula. Lin.
116. CALCEOLE. CALCEOLA.'' [Lamarck 1799.]
Ine(|uivalvc. turbinate flatteiuMl on the back; the larger valve
11 Lamarck, like Linnaeus, mado no diHtinction between Mollusks and
RracliiojKxi.s, and give.s liere several fjenera of the latter (Crania, Trrrbra-
tiila, Orbiciila and Linffiila). As late as ISfifi Calccola is called a Braehio-
pod in Davidson's nioiiogra|di on that jjronji. It was apjtarentlv listed by
Lamarck as a Hraehiopod, but has since been shown to be a j;enns of fossil
corals. His "example," Anomia .sandatiinn, is attributed to Gmelin but
April. 1048] the NArTiU's Ml
shaped like a lialf-slipper. with one to three small teeth in the
hinfie; the smaller valve flat, semi-orbieiilate, in the form of an
opereulum. Atiomia sandaliuni. (imel.syst.nat.'l.p.:H9. (Cor-
reeted: Tom.l.pt.4.p.3;U91.
117. llYALi:. IIYALAEA. (Lamarek 1799.|
Ine(juivalve. dilated, transparent, jrapin^' under the umbo,
trieuspid at tlie base, valves more or less united. Ayiomia
tridnitata. Forsk.p.rJ4,et ic.t.40,f.6.
118. ORBICULE. ORBICVLA. [ ( ?) Cuvier 1798.]
Orbicular, flattened, fixed; lower valve very thin, adherent to
the foreifjn body; hinge unobserved.^-' Patella anomala. Miill.
zool.dan.p.l4,t.5,f.l-7.
119. LINGULE. UN Gil LA.
[Bruguiere 1797. nomen nudum; Lamarck 1799.]
Long, flattened, truncate anteriorly ; hinge without teeth ;
umbones straight and pointed, joined to a fleshy pedicle which
serves as a ligament for the valves and an attachment for the
shell.'- Patella unguis. Lin. Seba mus.3,t.l6,No.4.
was described e.irlier liy Linnaeus in the Mantissa 1771. Hanlcy found in
the same unmarked V)o.x in Linnaeus' cabinet a specimen of " C ale cola
sandalina," Lamarck's later name for the species, and a specimen of
Goniophyllum pyramidale, another fossil coral which was once thought to
be a second species of Calceola. See Zittel's Textbook of Paleontology
where both genera are described and the two above-mentioned species
figured.
>2 Orbiciila and Liyipiila. It is curious that Lamarck, having indicated
two valves in the description.s of these genera, should have cliosen "ex-
amples" from Patella. Sowerby (Conch. Man) points out that the "an-
cient writers" were confused because they had only seen single valves of
Lingula, but this excuse could not be used by Lamarck. However, in the
"Animaux sans vert^bres" he abandons the identification with Patella and
cites as sole species for the two genera, Lingula norvegiea and Lingula
anatina respectively. Some writers assert that Cuvier 's Orbicula is not
identical with Lamarck's genus but is rather a synonym of Crania Retzius
(sujjra), whereas Lamarck's and Sowerby *a Orbicula is Discina Lamarck.
Crania is, however, distinguishable by having no fissure in the lower valve,
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