64 RISSOID^. 



Subfamily ASSIMINEINJ^, Nevill. 



Genus ASSIMINEA, Leach, ms. 



Gray, Lond. Medic, Repos. 1821 [sine descrJ], Fleming, Brit. Anim. 1828, 

 and Man. Turton, 1840, type A. grayana. Leach ; sect. == Paludinella, 

 Pfr., Wiegm. Arch. I, 1841, p. 227, type Helix Uttorina, Belle Chiaje, 

 Sicily, 



There is a species from tlie Comoro Islands, Assiminea 

 ^arvula, Morelet, J. de C. 1877. 



1. Assiminea pinguis. 



Assiminea pinguis, von Martens, Ann. Mag. XVII, 1866, Macao, ^'in a 

 muddy inlet" — long. 6, diam. 4 mil, 



10 Canton River [mouth of — ] ; coll. R. Hungerford. Esq. 

 Scarcely separable from Assionmea hrevicula. 



2. Assiminea grayana. 



Assiminea grayana. Leach ms., Fleming, Brit. Anim. 1828, near Green- 

 wich. 



6 Mouth of the Thames; coll.E. Webster, Esq. 



3. Assiminea franeesise [emend.]. 



Turbo Francesi, Gray, Wood's Ind. Test. Sup. 1828, E. Indies ; = A.fas' 

 data, Benson, Zool. J. 1835, p. 463, 



16 Zwagabin, near Moulmein ; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



16 Chandernagore, Calcutta, and Pt. Canning; coll. Colonel G. B. Main- 

 waring and G. Nevill, Esq. 



Tlie original figure of the type has a conspicuous broad 

 white belt at the periphery ; specimens with this band are 

 everywhere much more uncommon than those without it. 



subvar, subconcolor. 



50 Calcutta ; coll G. Nevill, Esq. 

 Long. 10, diam. 6 mil. 



subvar. multifasciata. 



50 Burma ; coll. Dr. F. Stoliczka. 



30 Moisraka, Ranigunj and Port Canning; coll. G. Nevill, Esq. 



Long. lOJ, diam. 6J mil, — type from Port Canning. 



