NOTES ON THE TYPE SPECIMENS OF THREE SPECIES OF JAPANESE MOLLUSCS DESCRIBED BY F. JOUSSEAUME

Abstract

Though three Japanese species had been described in the French journal "Le Naturaliste" by F. JOUSSEAUME in 1894 and 1899, their type specimens were not figured until to-day. Fortunately enough, Dr. Max DESJARDIN sent me the photographs of Guildfordia yoka, Malvufundus irregularis and Pinna epica, preserved in the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris, together with copies of their original descriptions. They are here published by the kind permission of the Director of the above Museum and Dr. M. DESJARDIN. As the above-mentioned journal is far from accessible in Japan, the redescriptions and illustrations of these original specimens may be useful to workers on the Mollusca. Thanks are due to the Director of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris and Dr. M. DESJARDIN for their kindest cooperation. Also I am grateful to Dr. Tokubei KURODA and Dr. Iwao Taki for their warm suggestions.