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It has the form of H. Townsendiana, -without its in- 

 dented surface. It also closely resembles the southern 

 form of H. palliala, or still more, a small H. elevata. 



HELIX RAMENTOSA, GOULD. 



T. suborbicularis, depressa, tenuis, perforata, fulva fascia fusca 

 albo-marginata ad peripheriam cincta, lineis incrementalibus et 

 sulcis decussantibus pariter obliquis granulata ; anfr. 5 convex- 

 iusculis, ultimo obtuse augulato ; sutura valde impressa : apertura 

 oblique; oblongo-ovata ; peritremate postic acuto, sensim versus 

 umbilicum reflexo, albo ; fauce rufescente. 



SYNONYMS AND REFERENCES. 



Helix ramentosa, GOULD, Proc. Best. Soc. Nat. Hist. (Oct. 1856,) VI. 11. 



Axis, half an inch ; diameter, four fifths of an inch. 



Habitat, California. In the Cabinet of Dr. W. New- 

 comb. 



Agrees well with H. zonata, Pfr., in which the um- 

 bilicus is represented larger, and no allusion is made to 

 the peculiar rasp-like decussation. 



HELIX ^ERUGINOSA, GOULD. 



Testa globoso-conica, solidula, umbilicata, indentata et minutis- 

 gime granulata, coloribus rufo-olivaeeis et flavis variegata et fascia 

 fusca cincta ; anfractibus septem convexis : apertura rotundato- 

 ovata ; labro reflexo, incarnato ; fauce livida. 



SYNONYMS AND REFERENCES. 



Jltlix ceruginosa, GOULD, Proc. P>ost. Soc. Nat. Hist. (Feb. 1855,) V. 137. 



