HELICINA OCCULTA 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Carinated ; carina almost concealed on the spire and 

 nearly obsolete on the body whorl. 



SYNONYM. 



H. OCCULTA. Noh, Tfiimylmnia Journal of Medicine^ 



Vol d, ih 529. 



DESCRPTIION. 



Whorls about five, carinate. or with an acute shoulder 

 which is almost concealed on the spire by the sutun; ; it 

 becomes more obtuse and almost obsolete or even impress- 

 ed, on the body whorl, but near the labrum it is again 

 very obvious: the whole surface has slightly elevated 5 

 somewhat regular lines, foi'ming grooves between them, 

 across the whorls and there is an appearance of revolving 

 lines on the body whorl;, particularly beneath ; labrum 

 entire, thick, a little reflected, obtusely a little more prom- 

 inent towards the base, but not angulated, 



OUSEKVATIONS. 



All the specimens that 1 have yet found arc dead and 

 bleached: They occur abundantly in the rugged and 

 abrupt ' biull,'^ half a mile below Nevv J Jarmony) near 



