The Nautilus. Vol. XXXI, No. 2, October 1917: A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Interests of ConchologistsVarious
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The Nautilus. Vol. XXXI, No. 2, October 1917: A Quarterly Journal Devoted to the Interests of Conchologists
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Mollusks -- Periodicals
The late Dr. Charles A. Davis, the well known peat-expert of the U. S.
Bureau of Mines, in addition to his special acquirements in geology and
botany, was a good all-round zoologist and had a lively and unaffected
interest in the work that any of his friends might be carrying on in
that department. It was his kindly habit in his travels about the
country to preserve any specimens that he came across that seemed to him
likely to be of interest to any of his zoological friends. It will be
remembered that the conchologists owe to him the rediscovery of the long
lost _Planorbis multivolvis_ Case, (NAUT., XXI, p. 16), and also the
little _Lymnæa davisi_ Walker, (NAUT. XXII, p. 17), which bears his
name.
In the spring of 1911 Dr. Davis’ professional duties took him to Florida
and while there he collected quite a number of samples of “drift,” which
in due time came into my possession. Several of the localities
represented in the collection, such as Miami and St. Augustine, have
already been reported upon by previous collectors and there seems to be
no occasion to duplicate their work, but quite a number of the places
visited by Dr. Davis have not been covered by any of the previous
collectors in Florida and a record of the species found by him seems
worthy of publication as a contribution to the distribution of the
Mollusca along the east coast of the state.
I am indebted to Dr. George H. Clapp for the identification of the
Gastrocoptas and Vertigos.
The list of localities and species represented in the collection is as
follows:
MARSHES NEAR CHESTER SHOALS.
_Euglandina rosea_ Fér.
_Polygyra cereolus carpenteriana_ Bld.
_Zonitoides minuscula_ (Binn.).
_Zonitoides minuscula alachuana_ (Dall).
_Vitrea dalliana_ (‘Simpson’ Pils.).
_Pupoides modicus_ (Pfr.).
_Gastrocopta rupicola_ (Say).
_Gastrocopta pellucida hordeacella_ (Pils.).
_Gastrocopta tappaniana_ (C. B. Ads.)?
_Gastrocopta pentodon_ (Say).
_Vertigo milium_ (Gld.).
_Melampus coffeus_ (L.).
_Detracia bulloides_ (Mont.).
_Chrondropoma dentatum_ (Say).
_Plecotrema cubense_ (Pfr.).
_Blauneria heteroclita_ (Mont.).
_Microtralia minuscula_ (Dall).
_Truncatella clathrus_ Lowe.
_Truncatella caribæensis pulchella_ Pfr.
_Truncatella bilabiata_ Pfr.
_Littoridina monroensis_ (Ffld.).
_Paludestrina?_ sp.? A single specimen that I can not approximate to any
of the described species.
This is the first record, I believe, for _Plecotrema cubense_ from the
mainland of Florida. Originally described from Cuba, it was listed from
the Bermudas by Dr. Pilsbry in 1900, (Trans. Conn. Acad., X, p. 504, pl.
lxii, fig. 11), and there figured by him for the first time. Both he and
Mr. John B. Henderson inform me that they have collected it on several
of the Keys and I am indebted to both of them for the opportunity of
comparing my specimen with theirs.
CHESTER SHOALS REFUGE STATION.
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