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GLESSULA, NON-PENINSULAR INDIA TO INDO-CHINA. 



very irregularly grooved. The spire tapers regularly (or a 

 little convexly) to the obtuse summit. The outer lip is 

 slightly obtuse, in adults, but scarcely thickened. The fig- 

 ured specimen measures, length 6.5, diam. 3.7, aperture 2.8 

 mm., with 5% whorls, (fig. 3). 



Var. frumentum (Reeve). PI. 13, fig. 2. 



This approaches very closely to the preceding species 

 [gemma]. The whorls are less rounded, less polished, and 

 of a uniform lighter color (Reeve}. 



Chandpore, Bengal (Bacon). 



Achatina /., REEVE, C. Icon, v, pi. 22, f. 124 (March, 1850). 

 DESH. in Ferussac, Histoire, ii, p. 169, pi. 134, f. 22-24. 



Considered to be a variety of G. gemma by Benson and 

 Pfeiffer. 



73. G. CRASSULA ('Benson' Reeve). PI. 13, fig. 4. 



Shell pyramidally conical, whorls 7, flatly convex, longi- 

 tudinally impressly striated; sutures excavated, columella 

 arched, conspicuously truncated; aperture small. Whitish, 

 covered with an olive horny epidermis (Reeve). 



Darjiling; Jantia and Naga Hills (Beddome), Khasi and 

 Dana Hills (G.- Austin). 



Achatina crassula Bens. MS., REEVE, Conch. Icon, v, pi. 

 22, f. 120. PFR., Monogr. iii, 496; Conchyl. Cab. p. 314, 

 pi. 25, f. 16, 17. H. & T., Conch. Ind. pi. 36, f. 4. S. (G.) 

 crassula NEVILL Handlist, p. 169. 



74. G. BLANFORDIANA (NeVlll). PI. 13, fig. 11. 



"Shell ovately turreted, solid, of a dark brown color, two 

 apical whorls smooth, the others sculptured with raised, 

 coarse, longitudinal, nearly perpendicular striae, much 

 crowded together and slightly flexuous on the last whorl; 

 spire turreted, with very obtuse apex and excavated suture; 

 whorls six, scarcely convex, the last one rounded at base; 

 aperture vertical, subquadrilateral, with a much thickened 

 white peristome ; columella broadly reflected, thickened, white, 

 curved, forming an acute tooth, with a well developed incised 

 notch at its base. Long 7, diam. 3 mm. (Nevill). 



