190 NOTES ON A NEW VARIETY OE BTJLIMUS CALEDONICrS, 



Notes on a new variety of Bulimus Caledonicus. 

 By J. Brazier, C.M.Z.S., 0. M.E.S., Tas., M.C.S., G.B. and I., 



ETC., ETC. 



Placostylus Caledonicus. 



1845. Bulimus Caledonicus, Petit. Eevue. ZooL, j)« 53. 

 1848. „ „ Pfr. Mon. Helic. Yiv. Vol. II., p. 140. 



1853. „ „ Pfr. Mon. Helic. Yiv. Vol. III., p. 378. 



1855. PlacostijUs „ A.d. Gren., Vol. II., p. 153. 



1859. Bulimus ,, Pfr. Mon. Helic. Viv. Vol. IV., p. 447. 



1860. Placostylus ,, Albers, Die. Heliceen, I., p. 185. 



1863. Bulimus ,, Gassies, Faune Conch. Nouv, Caled., 



I., p. 44. 



1864. ,, ,, Crosse, Journ. de Concli., Vol. XIL, 



p. 121. 



1868. „ „ Pfr. Mon. HeHc. Viv., Vol. VI., p. 83. 



1870. ,, ,, Marie, Journ. de Conch., Vol. XVIII., 



p. 382. 



1871. ,, ,, Gassies, Faune Conch., Nouv. Caled. 



II., p. 77. 

 1874. Placostylus ,, Tappar-Canefri, Malac. Viaggio, 



Magenta, p. 85. 

 1877. Bulimus „ Pfr. Mon. HeHc. Viv. Vol. VTH., p. 119. 



Var. B. edentula, wanting the prominent characteristic callus 

 tubercle on the upper jjart of the columella that is so common 

 in the typical form ; longitudinally, finely striated, nearly smooth 

 covered with a thin shining periostraca ; peristome much thicker 

 and slightly reflected, broad sinus above, contracted in the centre ; 

 columella, lip and interior of aperture bright dark red. Long. 

 34; breadth, 17; height, 15; aperture, 15 lines long. 



Hah. Coumac or Kumac, "West Coast of the Island of New 

 Caledonia. 



This veryinteresting variety of j52^//»ms Caledonicus was obtained 

 in the ranges of Tiebagi, a series of mountain ranges near the 



