L I M N tE A. 



Species 28. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



LimNjEA Sandwichensis. Lim. iestd parvd, pyramidatd, 

 ferrugined, aperturd antice subexpansd ; anfractu 

 peniiltimo viajtiscnlo, apice oblusitlsculo, labia in- 

 terno valido, suprcl medium uniplicato. 



The S.-iNDwicH Island Limn^a. Sliell small, pyra- 

 midal, fernigineous ; aperture a little expanded 

 anteriorly ; inner lip strong, single-plaited above 

 the middle. 



Phillips. ? 



Hab. Sandwich Islands. 



Species 31. (Mus. Brit.) 



LiMN^A AFFiNis. Lim. testd ovafd, corned : spird brevi, 

 acuminatd, anfraclihus parris, hand prominen- 

 tibus, aperturd pyrifonni, columelld rrassiusctild. 

 arcuatd. 



The allied Limn.ea. Shell ovate, horny; spire 

 short, acuminated, ivLorls few, not prominent ; 

 aperture pyi'iform, columella rather thick, arched. 



Beck. ? 



I Ilab. Northern f^urope ? 



This little shell is more ovate in form than the 



Species 29. (Mus. Brit.) 



Lni.M.i;A ELODES. Lim. testd attenuatim obhmrjd, ftisco- 

 corned ; spird eloiigntd, anfractibus fjuiiiqiie,pemd- 

 timo elongato ; aperturd breviiisculd, margine stib- 

 incrassato, intks fascid castaned pictd, labia interna 

 ad medium uniplicato. 



The oily LnrN^\. Shell attenuately-oblong, brown- 

 horny ; spire elongated, whorls five, the last 

 elongated ; aperture rather short, with margin a 

 little thickened, painted within with a chestnut 

 band ; inner lip single-plaited in the middle. 



Say. Haldeman's Monog., pi. 6, f. 15. 



Hab. New York. 



Species ."0. (:\Ius. Brit.) 



LiMNJiA diaphana. Lim. testd eittenuatd, obkmgd, 

 temii, fusco-corned ; spird pyramidatd, anfractibus 

 fuscis, rotundatis, subdisjunctis ; aperturd brevi, 

 columelld vix tortud. 



The diaphanous Limn.ea. Shell attenuated, oblong, 

 thin, brown-horn ; spire pyramidal, with brown, 

 rounded, somewhat disjointed whorls ; aperture 

 short, columella scarcely twisted. 



KiNfi. Zool. Journ., vol. v. p. 344. 



Hab. Straits of Magellan. Ciptain King. 



generality of the spec 



Species 32. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



LniN^EA REFLEXA. Lim. tcstd uttenuatd, temii, fused, 

 aureo strigatd ; spird productd, anfractibus paucis, 

 elongalissimis, lateraliter subcomplanatis ; aperturd 

 breviiisculd. 



The I!EFLE.\ Limn.ea. Shell attenuated, thin, brown, 

 striped with yellowish; spire produced, with 

 whorls few, very long, rather compressed at the 

 sides, aperture short. 



Say. Haldeman's Monog., pi. 8, f. 26. 



Hab. North America. 



This species is subject to great variations in form, as 



may be seen in the two varieties figured. 



Species 33. (Mus. Brit.) 



LiMN^A CATASCoriUM. Lim. testd siibovald, subau- 

 rantio-corned ; spire! brevi, anfrcbctibus apicalibus 

 parvis, acnminatis, penultimo injlcito, ultimo magna ; 

 aperturd oreitd, calumelld rectiiisculd. 



The cruiser Limn/Ea. Shell subovate, rather orange- 

 tinted-horny ; spire short, with apical whorls 

 small, acuminated, penultimate inflated, last large : 

 aperture ovate, columella rather straight. 



Say. Haldeman's Monog., pi. 1, f. 1. 



Hab. New York. 



March, 187 



