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Helicina lens. Plate XIX. fig. 56. 



Testdparvd, Jenticulari, supra luted, subtus rvfd; anfractibus tribus, quorum 

 inferior} carinato ; spirdpluno-convexd ; aperlurddilatatd; labro crasso; columelld 

 subcallosd et luieold. 



Shell small, lenticular, yellow above and red below ; whorls three, inferior one 

 carinate ; spire plano-convex ; aperture dilated ; outer lip thick ; columelia thinly coated 

 and yellowish. 



Hab. Feejee Islands. W. W. Wood. 



My Cabinet. 

 Diam. 5-20ths, Length 4-20ths of an inch. 



The smaller fisiure is of the size of nature. 



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Remarks. — The lenticular form and sharp carina of the body whorl 

 distinguish this species. Within it is orange, and about the base of 

 the shell there is a disposition to yellow. 



Helicina pulcherrima. Plate XIX. fig. 57 



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Testd subviridi, siibglobosd, crassd, minute striata; anfractibus quaternis, 

 quorum infimo fascid albo fused induto ; spira obtitsd ; aperturd dilatatd ; labro 

 albo et reflexo ; columelld callosd, alhd, fulgenti, tuberculo parvo ad basim. 



Shell subglobose, greenish, thick, finely striate ; whorls four, the body whorl having 

 an indistinct white and brown band ; spire obtuse ; aperture dilated ; outer lip white and 

 reflected ; columella white, thickly coated and shining, with a small tubercle at the 

 bottom. 



Hab. Java ? 



My Cabinet. 

 Diam. -8, Length -7 of an inch. 



Remarks. — This is perhaps the finest species yet known of the 

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