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MW16 ART visual:MW16 ART 13/10/2009 12:31 Page 1 Meet at 13:00h in the Cliff Leader: Tom Clifton exhibits and demonstration Car Park, grid ref. TF (01248 853359) (home) material. Lecture to start at contents 678423. Participants coming (07767 494355) (mobile) 14:00h. by train can be picked up at [email protected] 2 We welcome as Guest Society information Kings Lynn railway station. Meet in Benllech, Anglesey Speaker Adele Grindon from Society website The last train that can be at a time to be arranged. Nottingham University on the met should arrive by 12 3 subject of ‘Archaeology, noon. The last train from The purpose of this meeting CSGBI Regional meeting DNA patterns and the Ben Rowson Kings Cross, London is is primarily to survey an area colonisation of Ireland by Wildlife Surveys in Mollusc 10:15h according to the on the south shore of the snails ’. NT Gardens winter timetable, therefore Lleyn Peninsula at Traeth Matthew Oates participants should check the Crugan.This region has FIELD – Saturday & Sunday 4 train times closer to the shown to be unique in the 11-12 October Planorbis carinatus meeting before travelling. range of live species which Forest of Dean/Wye Valley. J Hudson Participants travelling by can be found from shore Malacolimax tenellus search. 5 road should come in on the based surveys and it would Leader: David Long Colour patterns in A149 to Hunstanton and take be interesting to see if some (01242 527673) (home) fossil Neritidae the road signposted to the conclusions can be reached Malcolm Symonds World ISSUE No.16 cliffs. You can see the as to why this area is so Meeting point to be 8 lighthouse from the car park. different from others. It is arranged, at 10:30h. Poster of Unio tumidiformis There may be a charge. believed that it was the site Castro 1885 MARCH 2008 Please tell Celia your travel of the mouth of a glacial river YCS – Saturday Joaquim Reis arrangements. which drained water from a 11 October 2008: 9 south moving ice field which Weedley Springs. Low tide is about 15.30. We Holbrook Millpond revisited was trapped by the Lleyn Contact: David Lindley plan to follow the tide down. Ian Killeen Peninsula. The mouth of this (0113 2697047) (home), This attractive town is on the 10 river was thought to exit near david.lindley3@btinternet. edge of the Wash; there are Rhosilli Field Meeting Report Pwllheli and that an area of com low cliffs, a very, very long Celia Pain submerged banks at Traeth sandy beach and Mytilus Meet at 10:30h near the 12 Crugan, which now forms a beds further out. All British church in West End near Archenhills & Mill Copice large lagoon at low tide, may species of Ensis are living South Cave, VC 61, grid ref. Field Meeting have been the south shore Rosemary Winnall here, including the alien E. SE 915309 for Weedley of this river. americanus. It is a long time Springs and 1km recording 14 since the Society ran field The group will also be able J. Davy Dean’s Zonitidae Saturday 25 October 2008: Ben Rowson meeting here, it will be good to survey an area on the all-day Council meeting at to update our records. north Lleyn at Porth Towyn 17 NHM and Porth Ysgaden. Porth Pease Dean Field Meeting Adrian T Sumner FIELD – Saturday & Sunday Towyn has always produced INDOOR – Saturday 16-17 August among the best shell sand to 18 15 November Northern Ireland. be found in this area; it Molluscs in Roman Art All-day meeting at National Peter Topley Leader: Roy Anderson. would be nice to know where Museum of Wales, Cathays (02890 582686) (home), the animals are living. 20 Park. Further details to be [email protected] Papillifera papillaris There will also be a chance announced. S Peter Dance to survey an area in the YCS – Saturday 21 Menai Strait known as the WKSHP – Saturday 6 September Sphaerium corneum Swellies, this is where the 29 November Ian Killeen Haxby. Strait narrows to pass under The annual workshop held in Contact: David Lindley 23 the Menai Bridge and Woking offers members the Inventaire National du (0113 2697047) (home), provides an excellent opportunity to receive tuition Patrimoine Naturel david.lindley3@btinternet. catchment area for on identifying difficult groups. Ian Killeen com specimens carried up the Bookings to Judith Nelson 24 Meet at 10:30h at Terry Strait on the tides. (01483 761210)(home) Lymnaea palustris Crawford’s house, 2 Provisional subject: to be Ron Carr More details will be supplied Crooklands Lane, Haxby, announced. 25 later. York, grid ref. SE 610586 for Man & Molluscs Haxby ponds and general NHM – Saturday Adrian T Sumner NHM – Saturday area. 6 December 2008 26 4 October 2008 14:00h in the Demonstration Book review of 11:00h in the Demonstration FIELD – Monday to Thursday Room, preceded by Council Snail Trail by Sarah Lucas Room. Jane Bonney 15-18 September meeting. Lleyn Peninsula, Note the revised earlier start Molluscan quiz devised by 27 North Wales. time. No Council meeting. Jane Bonney. Diary ISSN 1740-1070 Marine meeting. Please bring plenty of THE MAGAZINE OF THE CONCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 28 MW16 ART visual:MW16 ART 13/10/2009 12:31 Page 2 Editorial MARINE: SLUGS. Living specimens from around the CSGBI REGIONAL MEETING British Isles can be compared, and there will be introductions to dissection and recent name changes. A few years ago I wrote an article for provision of additional distributional poster on Unio tumidiformis (see page 8). Amgueddfa Cymru – National Graham Oliver has also offered to examine difficult British the Conchologists’ Newsletter on data for either species has attracted Finally, could I just remind everyone ‘lumping’ in the Lymnaeidae. Out of little interest from recorders. Recently Museum Wales, Cardiff bivalves brought to the meeting. The collections and that all articles for Mollusc World and all this arose a study with Ron Carr which published records often still refer to “L. library will also be available for other purposes (again, correspondence concerning articles recognised Lymnaea (Stagnicola) fusca palustris agg”, the few specimens Sat 15 – Sun 16 November 2008 please let us know in advance). must in the first instance be sent to me and L. palustris as distinct taxa, both of supplied for anatomical examination and not sent directly to the designer which occurred in Britain and Ireland. have being mainly submitted by non- This is an early announcement with some important TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATION (Emma Pitrakou). There have been In 2002 Ron had recognised Cernuella malacologists”. I can report that I have information for those wishing to attend. Please note that Attendees will need to make their own travel and occasions when articles had been sent aginnica as occurring in Britain. Then in only received one enquiry from a the dates above have now been finalised. Further directly to Emma and my first accommodation arrangements. IMPORTANT: Cardiff’s 2004 Roy Anderson described Arion member concerning the Sphaerium knowledge of them was when I information will follow in a later issue of Mollusc World and Millennium Stadium hosts major sporting fixtures that can occultus as a new species of slug, and species. Therefore I have written an received the proofs for checking! Emma on the Society’s website. Attendance is free, but the more cause disruption elsewhere in the city. They do not release also in 2004 Killeen et al. recognised article which I hope will stimulate some is an excellent designer and the advance notice we have of numbers the better. If you plan dates until June so we cannot guarantee that the meeting Sphaerium nucleus as part of our fauna. interest. attractive product we have today is due to come, or have any enquiries, please contact Ben will not coincide with a match. Thus we strongly Whilst the Society has embraced the In Mollusc World 15, we featured the to her skill and imagination. It is not at Rowson at the address below. recommend booking your accommodation as early as new nomenclature published by work of Joaquim Reis who was all fair to expect her to do the job of Anderson in 2005, there appears to be a possible. Also please note that on match days, roads awarded the Society’s prize for best forwarding articles to me for editing! CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS reluctance to either search for or around the Museum may be closed, and parking, coach poster with a conservation theme at last separate these recently recognised Ian Killeen We would welcome short (10-20 mins) presentations on and rail services disrupted. More details will be released year’s World Congress of Malacology in species. In this issue of Mollusc World, any molluscan subject. Powerpoint/laptop/projector when we have them – in the meantime, don’t let this put Antwerp. In this issue we have Ron Carr observes “Since the separation facilities will be available. To offer a presentation, please you off! reproduced Joaquim’s prize winning of the two British species (of Lymnaea), let us know as soon as you can and indicate whether you need additional facilities. Hope to see you in Cardiff, WORKSHOPS Ben Mollusc World We are planning two identification workshops, relevant to both beginners and those with more experience. MARINE: Ben Rowson, BIOSYB, National Museum of Wales, This magazine is intended as a medium for communication Conchology which specialises in Molluscan Biogeography, PYRAMIDELLID MICROGASTROPODS (Odostomia & Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NP. between members on all aspects of Molluscs from Taxonomy and Conservation and Mollusc World, our Brachystomia) using the Cardiff collections to help Email: [email protected].
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