H E L I C I N A. 



X. 



^peclcs 



(Mas. Brit.) 



Helicixa spiijeuoida. Ilel. testa irrefjulariter suhglohosA, 

 (•ra.<,<i'i, suhviridi ; spird parci'i, anfractilnis tiiinutis ; 

 ultimo anfnictu mac/no, snprd apcrturam elcvato, 

 pnijii stituiam tuviido, infrd obtuse angulalo ; 

 apertura parvd, siihtri<jonA, columelld acicuhild, 

 kiliio externa superne dedivi, infrd medium angtilalo. 



The spiiEHOiD IIelicina. Shell irregularly subglobose, 

 thick, greenish; spire small, whorls minute ; last 

 whorl large, raised above the aperture, tumid near 

 the suture, obtusely angular below ; aperture 

 small, subtrigonal, columella needle-shaped, outer 

 lip sloped above, angular below the middle. 



Pfeifkei!. Proo. Zool. Soc, 1855. 



Ilab. Loyalty Island. 



Species 78. (JIus. Brit.) 



IIemcina 7'isi;m. I/el. testa parv<'i, Iniea, subglohoso- 

 depressd, crassd ; spird parvd, anfractihus apicuti- 

 bus minutis ; ultimo niifractu subdepresso, in medio 

 angulato; apaiurd trigoiid, labia externa incras- 

 sato, infrd medium angulato. 



The tea Helicixa. Shell small, yellow, subglobosely 

 depressed, thick ; spire small, apical whorls minute; 

 last whorl somewhat depressed, angular in the 

 middle ; aperture trigonal, outer lip thickened, 

 angular below the middle. 



PniLirpi. Zeitschrift fiir Malacologie, 1847, p. 124. 



Ilab. Sandwich Islands. 



A pretty little yellow species, resembling 



Species 79. (JIus. Brit.) 



IIelicina Keatii. Ilel. tesld magna, depressd, superne 

 depresso-eanicd, infrd lenticulari, luted, ad angulum 

 medianum alba, supra medium rubra fusciatd; 

 anfractibus subplanulatis ; ultimo anfractu depresso, 



medio angulato; aperturd subtrigond, colmnelld 

 pared, aeuminatd, labia externa rejlexo, medio pro ■ 

 (Inrto. 



Keate's llKi.iriNA. Shell large, depressed, conically 

 depressed al)ove, lenticular beneath, yellow, banded 

 with white at the median angle and red above the 

 middle ; whorls a little flattened, last whorl 

 depressed, middle angular ; aperture rather trian- 

 gular, columella small, acuminated, outer lip 

 reflected, produced in the middle. 



Pfeiffeu. Proc. Zool. Soc, 185G. 



Ilab, (iranada. 



Quite a large and striki 

 nail lenticular species. 



sh, 



the generally 



Species 80. (Mus. Brit.) 



IlEi.inxA PoEYl. ficl. testa subdepressd, rotunda, 

 albitld,fasnls rubris duabus spiralibus cine fa, inter 

 fasdas maculis rubris regularibus ornatd, spird 

 depiressd ; anfractu ultima subrotundato ; labio ex- 

 terna n/lexo, medio producto ; columelld parvd, 

 rotunda. 



Poey's IIelicina. Shell subdepressed, rounded, whitish, 

 girt with two spiral red bands, ornamented between 

 the bands with regular red spots, spire depressed ; 

 last whorl rather rounded ; outer lip reflected, 

 produced in the middle ; columella small, rounded. 



Pfeiffek. Malak. VI., 1859. 



Ilab. Yateras, Cuba. 



Species 81. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



IIelicina adspersa. Ilel. testa subglobasd, tenui, luted, 

 vane rubra fasciatd et maculatd ; spird, sub- 

 depressa-canicd ; ultima anfractu ventricoso, ra- 

 tundo ; labia externa superne tenui, depresso, medio 

 producto, subexpansa. 



The sprinkled Helicina. Shell subglobose, thin, 



April, 1873. 



