. ' * 1 -./. ^ r ~ - J ^?#*** : - r ^*^:%i&m '::^P^^' V Vl^-fc^t^ '' * - * BIOLOGY LIBRARY Member of Boston Society of Natural History and Providence Franklin Society - BIOLOGY LIBRARY of tlie Q of ftode BY HORACE F. CARPENTER. January 1, 1873. THIS CATALOGUE is a supplement to a series of papers on the Conchology of Rhode Island, read from time to time during the past two years before the Providence Franklin Society, and published in the Central Falls "Weekly Visitor." Being descriptions of all the Shells found or liable to be found within the limits of the State, and represented in the Cabinet of the Franklin Society by a collection of Shells classified and arranged as follows: PART FIRST. THE TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSCA. The Terrestrial Mollusca of Rhode Island all belong to the Class Gasteropoda, Sub-Class Pulmonifera, Order Pulmonata, and consist of 2 Sub-Orders, 5 Families, 4 Sub-Families, 20 Genera, and 36 Species, viz. : Sub-Order. Family. Sub-Family. Genera. Species. Geophila. . . , (.,.... ( Mesodon alternate, Say. ' ' | Anguispira albolabris, Say. thyroides, Say. { Vitrininse None. I arborea, Sail. Binneyana, Morse, cellaria, Mutter. na \ electrina, Gould, indentata, Say. \ HelicclliiiK -J Pseudohyalina. .exigua, Stimp. minuscula, Binney. Vitrinidae. . ^ | Strintura milium, Morse. (, Conulus chersina, Say. ( Valloniii rainuta, Say. | Helicodiscus.. . .lineuta, Say. I Valloiiinse. -[ Patula striatella, Anthony. | Strobila labyrintliica, Say. (_ Punctum minutissimum, Lea. \ Succinea avara, Say. Totteniana, Lea. '( Brachyspira . . . .ovalis, Gould. { Zua lubricoides, Stimp. Pupilla pentodon. Say. \ armifera, Say. contracta, Say. corticarica, Say. Limnophila. Auriculidse. . . ( Melamplrue. ..Melampus bidentatus, Say. Thalaasophila None. T . . j Bollesiana, Morse. Gouldii, Binney. milium, Old. ovata, 8ny. ' ( simplex, Old. ventricosa, Morse. Alexia myosotis, Draparnaud. Curycbium exlgnnm, Say. M90543 Catalogue of tl\e of Jode BY HORACE F. CARPENTER. January 1, 1873. PART SECOND. THE FLUV1ATILE MOLLUSCA. THE FLUVIATILE MOLLUSCA of Rhode Island, consist of two classes, containing 2 Sub- Classes, 3 Orders, 2 Sub-Orders, 9 Families, 4 Sub-Families, 21 Genera, and 39 Species, namely : Class Gasteropoda. Sub-Class Pulmonifera. Order Pulmonata. Sub-Order. Family. Sub-Family. Genera. Species. Limnophila. f T . ( Ltmnopbysn. . .desidiosa, Say. clodes, Sny. huniilis, Say. ' ' ( Neristoma columella, Say. (varclialybea, Old.) mnerostoma? Sag. [ Planorbis lentus, Say. Helisoma bicarinatus. Say. Planorbella. . . . campanula tuc, Say. ( Planorbina 1 . - Menetus exacutus, Say. r , \ deflectus, Say. & var. virens, Adams, dilatatua, Gould. ' '( hirsutus, Gould, parvus, Say. ( Planorbula. . . .armigera, Say. Ancylidse AncyJus fuscus, Adamx. parallclus. Hold. iy. heterostropha, Say. Sub-Class Dioeca. Order Pectinibranchiata. f Valv H titl i Tropidina tricarinata, Say. \ Lyogyrus pupoideus, Old. Taenioglossa. { Viviparidw Campeloma decisa, Say. Amnicolidse. . . Amnicolinre.. . Amnicola limosa, Say. I Pomatiopsidee Pomatiopsis . . . Brownii, H. F. Carpenter, novem sp. Order. Dimyariii . Family. Class Aeephala. Genera. Species. ( ,, ,. , , ( SphfErium part umeium, Say. rhomboideum, Say. securis, Prime, similis, Say K / Pisidium. . . . . .abditum, IMd. variabile, Prime. Virginicum, Bourgn. ( Unio complanatus, Solander. nasutus, Say. radiatus, Gmetin. { UnionidfC. . . ! Alasiuodon. . . .marginata, Say. undulata, Say. arcuata, Sanies. ( Anodnn cataracta, Say. implicata, Say. undulata, Say. dktklo^ue of of t\l|ode BY HORACE F. CARPENTER. January 1, 1873. PART THIRD. THE MARINE MOLLUSCA. THE MARINE MOLLUSCA of Rhode Island, as considered here, consists of 2 Classes, 3 Sub- Classes, 8 Orders, 6 Sub-Orders, 52 Families, 10 Sub-Families, 89 Genera, and 131 Species, namely : Class Gasteropoda, Sub-Class Dioeea. Order. Sub-Order. Family- Sub-Family. Genera. Species. (Toxoglossa Pleurotomula' Clathurella. . . .plicata, Attam*. f FnsciolariUUi'. . . .Fusinte Siplio Islandicus, Ome. ( Buocininte Bnocinum . . . .undulatum, Moll. ' Buccinidee ....',,, , . j Fulgur carica, Ome. I. UtrygvAumm* j s.ycotvpus canaliculatus, Lin,,. I Nassa vibex, Say. Rhachig.^.. -* ?^:::::38BMr ( ^j . t Enpleura caudatn, Say. Muricidiu < "\ Urosalpinx. . . .cinera, Stiy. ( Purpttrina? Purpurn lapillus, Linn. ( Asturis J lunata. Say. rosacea, Old. I Columbellida- -] s j dissimilis, Stm. [ Anacliis avara, Say. ( Ilissoid* Kissointe Littorinella . . .aculeus, Old. minuta, Totten. i Lacunime ( Lacuna neritoidea, Old. vincta, Mont. Littorinidic. . . . -! T !t , \ palliata, &iy. rudis, Don. IYcMinibnincM.it,, , } LUtonninK .. . ] L.ttorma. . . . J gjabniw, Mont. Vcrmetidse Vermetus radicula, Stimp. CKdde Cajcuni { $%** SWlBp - C08tatum ' Ceritbi-id'i' Ceritbinie 3 Bittium Greeuii, Adams, nigrum, Stimp. TiEnioglossa. . . -{ u ( Triforis nigrocinctus, Adams. Ceritkioptlde Ccritbiopsis. { JgJ 1 * Adami ' terebralis ' (" Crucibulum . . .striatura, Say. Crepidu,a...j---.g; fo --ta,^. [ lanachus unguiformis, Lam. ( Natica pusilla, Say. tJ.tipirin. I Lunalia heros, Say. triseriata, -Say. 1 Neverita duplicata, Say. { Mamma imtnaculata, Totten. Pt j lanthtnidffi lantbina fragilis, Desk. ' | Scalariidee Scalaria lineata, Say. multistriata, Say. Sub-Class Exocephala. Kbipidoglossa Scutibranchiata . Trochidse Margarita . . Docoglossa ProteobranchiataAcmaeidffi Collisella. . . Polyplacophora Chitonida? Tonicia Sub-Class Opisthobranchiata . .helicina, 0. Fabr. obscura, Couth. . .alveus, Con. leatudinalis, Mull. ( apiculatus, Say. marmoreus, Fabr. j ruber, Lowe. { Actseonidae Actseon .... I Bullidaj Bulla.. Tectibranchiata. . Amphyspiridifi Diapbana. . Eulimidoe Eulima .... Odostomia. Turbonilla . ( Pyramidellidic. . .puncto-striata, Adams. . .occulta, Mighels. solitaria, Say. . .alba, Brown, oryza, Totten. . .canaliculatus, Say. . .debilis, Old. . .oleacea, Kurtz tfe Stimp. j bisuturalis, Say. fusca, Ad. semi- ( nuda, Ad. triflda, Totten. ..interupta, Totten. elegans, Verrill. Cktklogue of tl|e of BY HORACE F. CARPENTER. January 1, 1873. PART THIRD. THE MARINE MOLLUSCA. Class Acephala. Order. Family. Genera. Spacies. Diniyaria Heteromyaria . . .Monomyaria , n , , ,. , ( Pliolas costata, Linnc. Iruncata, S I Modiola hamatus, Say. modiolus, Linn, plicatuia, Lam. 186 \ Modiolaria discors, Linn. [Crenella slandula, Tutten. ( Ostraeidaj Ostrea borealis, Lam. Virginica, Lister. -, Anomiada? Anomia aculeata, Gme. glabra, Verrill. ( Peetinida? Pecten fuscus, Linsley. Islandicus, Mull, irradians, Lam. tenui- costatus, Carpenter, i A catalog 1. 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