Author: Walter E. Collinge

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Published: 2015-08-05

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9781332309764

Excerpt from The Journal of Malacology, Vol. 10: Established in 1890 as "the Conchologist, a Journal of Malacology" Recently, I described and figured a shell from Kelantan, under the name Rhodina (?) mirabilis. I felt some doubt as to whether the form really belonged to de Morgan's genus, as the single species he referred to it- was, and is, unknown to me. Dr. Moellendorff expressed the view that the form did really belong to de Morgan's genus. Whether this be so or not the name Bhodina cannot be used in Molluscs, having been employed by Guenee in 1854 for an Australian butterfly. Under these circumstances I propose the new genus Plieaxis and take as the type my Rhodina (?) mirabilis. I feel but little doubt that de Morgan's R.perakensis also belongs here. Dr. Moellendorfl suggests that the group should be reduced to a sub-genus of Prosopeas, but it appears to me to be distinct from the typical Nicobar forms; it may be remarked, with regard to this last name, that Prosopea and Prosopeus had previously been used in Zoology. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.