VARICELLA, CUBA. 113 



Cuba, in the interior (M. de la Sagra). 



Achatina subulatoides ORB., Historia Cuba, v, Moluscos, 

 p. 88, pi. 11 Us, f. 1-3 (1845) ; French edit, i, p. 168. PFR., 

 Monogr. ii, 267 ; iii, 502 ; iv, 617 ; vi, 238. Subulina s., POEY, 

 Memorias i, p. 396. CROSSE, Journ. de Conch. 1890, p. 247. 



A species of doubtful position, not recognized by later 

 Cuban collectors. Pfeiffer states that there are two worn 

 specimens in the Orbigny collection now in the British 

 Museum, one immature, the other with imperfect mouth. He 

 gives the following description : shell subulate, rather thin, 

 closely striate, waxen ( ?) ; spire subcylindric, the apex ob- 

 tuse; Whorls 9, a little convex, the last about one-fourth the 

 total length, smoother below the middle ; columella somewhat 

 twisted, slightly truncate. Aperture a little oblique, sub- 

 angular at the base; peristome simple, thin. Length 9.5, 

 diam. 2.33, apert. 2.25 mm. long. 



58. V. TRINITARIA ('Gundl.' Poey). PI. 11, fig. 64. 



Shell subfusiform oblong, thin, pale tawny, obsoletely 

 marked with darker incremental streaks ; irregularly sculp- 

 tured transversely with distant impressed striae. Spire tur- 

 rite, rather obtuse at the apex, the suture deep, contabulate. 

 Whorls 8, a little convex, the last about one-third the length. 

 Columella short, obliquely truncate. Aperture sub-semioval, 

 peristome acute, a little produced forward. Length 26, diam. 

 10, aperture 10 mm. long, 4 wide. (Poey]. 



Central Cuba: Mountains of Trinidad at San Juan de 

 Letran. (Gundlach). 



Achatina trinitaria Gundl. MSS., POEY, Memorias ii, p. 36, 

 pi. 8, f. 27 (1857). Oleacina t., Gundl. in PPR., Malak. Bl. 

 iv, 1857, p. 109 ; Novit. Conch, iii, p. 320, pi. 77, f . 12-15. 



Poey states that the lip of the animal is not bifid. 



The specimen figured is smaller than the original type, and 

 shows no dark varix-streaks. The first 2% whorls are 

 smooth; then close, fine and siibregular stria: abruptly begin, 

 continuing about a whorl, when they become less regular, 

 usually subobsolete near the lower suture, and on the later 

 whorls persist only weakly below the suture, finally becom- 



