96 HELICIDJE. 







SECTION I. LIP REFLECTED. 



A. umbilicus covered, or nearly so. 

 a. Aperture destitute of tooth-like processes. 



HELIX MAJOR, BlNRTEY. 

 PLATE I. 



H. testa orbiculato-globosa, imperforata, luteo-cornea vel 

 sub-castanea ; striis elevatis, crebris, undatis ; anfractibus 

 sex ; ultimo anfractu ventricoso ; apertura sub-rotunda, 

 contracta, prope basin sub-unidentata ; labro albo, crasso, 

 margine reflexo. 



SYNONYMS AND EEFERENCES. 



Helix major, BINNEY. Bost. Jour. Nat. Hist., I. 473, pi. 12. 

 Helix albolalris, FERUSSAC. Hist., pi. 43, f. 4. 46 a, f. 7. 



DESCRIPTION. 



ANIMAL. Head, upper part of neck, and tentacles 

 ferruginous ; eyes black ; foot rusty, the sides more or 

 less shaded with blue by the fluids of the animal, which 

 are visible through its semi-transparent substance. Ten- 

 tacles short, in proportion to the size of the animal, and 

 robust, their situation when retracted marked by brown 

 lines. Foot large and thick. Genital orifice indicated 

 by a slight prominence. Superficial glands large and 

 distinct. On the centre of the back is a line of them, of 

 an oblong narrow shape, with a furrow on each side ; 



