II E L I C T N A. 



Species in. (Mus. Brit.) 



lIi:i.rriXA scnri-i.AiirM. //./. te,<l.i trofhifvrmi, ele- 

 val'i, iiciniiiitatil, /<bi'i, )V'r.<ii>' apifi'in wired, an- 

 JhirtH iilliwo Uirteo, liijWi ii,e,l!tii,t siibaiif/iituto ; 

 apertiird siihtriijnui'i, iiitus mirci'i, hihio externo 

 lamiiiiilo, riJle.i-0, arilirr produrt,,, roliimelh't tri- 

 <j,.hA. 



The i;(mk IIelkixa. Sholl trncliifonn, clevatorl, 

 aciiniin,iti'(l, siiiootli, culdcii towanls the apex, last 

 whorl milky, slightly anirular below the middle ; 

 aperture subtrig^onal, irojdon within, outer lip 

 laminar, refhcted, colnniella trigonal. 



>[ora:i.r.T. rub. Test. Nov., p. 2n. 



llah. Cnba. 



A narrow little pIjiH of the conical form. 



Species 41. (Fig. r/, 6, Mns. Brit.) 



Hki.ICIX.x COLIMKI.L.MUS. Ifi'l. te.--f'i tnirliif'ormi, Iceii. 

 verstU iiplcim wno'i, Viiitrirnf,), acumiiinlil, ul- 

 timo an/riiclii lonrr.vn, lix fini/iilKlii, ri'.^eo-lnctci' ; 

 apertiini siilitn'tjuii,}, itilu.< aiirt'd, Coliimcllii ycctiiis- 

 nihl, ruhr.i, l.il^i,, cj-l,r»o rejlr.ro, plaiwlnto. 



The coi.iMKi.i.Ai: IIki.icixa. Shell trochiform. smooth, 

 yellowish to\v;irds the apex, venlrico.-e.aciiniiiiatod. 

 last whorl convex, scarcely angular, milky-pink; 

 aperture subtrigonal, goMen wiihin, columella 

 rather straight, red, outer lip rellccted. Ilattetied. 



ToKY. Mem. II., p. It, t. 1, i: 11). 



Ilelirlna Bhiniluina. Gundlach. 



IlcUcina itcnminata, .' 



Uab. Cuba. 



One of the most ventricosc of the conical form, distin- 



g\iishcd by a red columella. 



Species 45. (Mus. Brit.) 

 Hei-ICIna pvramidata. Ilel. testd parvci, pallidi siib- 

 viridi, contcd, elevatd, acuminata ; -ultimo an- 



fractu pnrrn, rotundato, nperturA mditrif/ond ; 

 labio cxtirno prodiicio, teriter riJlfX'), rolwiifUa 

 re.ctih/riilA, fi/h'i, trvjoin'i. 



The ITI'.AMIDAI. IlEi.inxA. Shell small, ]>alc greenish, 

 conical, elevated, .■icuniinated ; last whorl small, 

 rounded, aperture subtrigonal ; outer lip iiroduced 

 gently reflected, columella rather straight, trigonal. 



SoWERiiY. Thesaurus Conchylioriuu, Part 2J, Ilelicina, 

 PL V. f. 157. 



ILd>. Cuba. 



Species 4 0. (Mus. ? Co[.led.) 



IIki.icixa festa. ILL tisl-'i tri»-lujhrnii, pallide ae- 

 ruleii, acuminnt'i, sjiirnlitcr fnvtiiltiti'i ; ii/tinio <i>i- 

 fraclu aiii/iilulo ; aperliud uivptlato, saiii/ni/iei'i, 

 lidjio crli ritii iliitia- produrlo ; coluiiu Ih'i hiinitialii, 

 ohliipiil. 



Tin; lEsTivE HiM.iciXA. Shell trochiform, pale-bluish, 

 acuminated, sjiirally pitted; last whorl angular; 

 aperture angular, sanguineous, outer lip produced 

 anteriorly; columella laminated, oblicpic. 



Grxni.ACH in Pocy Mem. 11., p. 15. 



nab. Cuba. 



Species 17. (Fig. «/, b, Mus. I'.rit.) 



IIelicixa jfiUTLATA. III. tcslA trocliifornii, clcgaiitcr 

 iiiiiiiiiri(d(1 ; anfractibus ad suturaiii idho vcl auren 

 /<isci(itis, iiifrd fnfriam rubris vcl viridi arireis, 

 vel ruhrd-bicttis ; aperturd suhlriijond, labia ex- 

 terno planultito, vnlidc rcjlexo, columella sanguined. 



The si i;axglko Helicixa. Shell trochiform, elegantly 



acuminated ; whorls banded with white or gold at 



■ the suture, red or bright yellow, or pinky-white, 



below the band ; aperture subtrigonal, outer lip 



flattened, strongly reflected, columella sanguineous. 



PoEY. Mem. Cub. II., p. 14, t. 1. f. 19. 



Hab. Cuba. 



The lip is suddenly reflected so as to form almost a 



right angle with the body whorL 



April, 1873. 



