HELICINA.— Plate XI. 



rotunda, columelld minutd, aculeatn, labia cxia-na 

 ienui, superne depressa. 



The thin-lipped Heucina. Shell depressed-angular, 

 smooth, chestnut; spire depressed-conical; last 

 whorl compressed, wide, roundly angidar; aperture 

 pinkish within, columellar callus yellow, rounded, 

 columella small, aouleated, outer lip thin, depressed 

 above. 



Sowerey. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, Sp. 21G, f. 37."). 



Hab. ? 



A rather compressed species with no thickening or 



reflexion of the outer lii". 



Species 93. (Mus. Sowerby.) 

 Helicina Nodje. Hel. testd crassd, pallide fulvd, 

 globoso-subangulatd ; spird depresso-conied ; ultima 

 anfractu superne oblique tenuiter rugato, infra 

 convexo-calloso, medio obtuse angulato ; labia 

 externa crasso, ratundatim reflexo ; columella parvd, 

 brevi, intuberculum rotundum desinenii. 

 Node's Helicina. Shell thick, pale fulvous, sub- 

 angularly globose ; spire depressed-conical ; last 

 whorl finely, obliquely wrinkled above, convexly 

 callous below, obtusely angular in the middle ; 

 outer lip thick, roundly reflected ; columella 

 small, short, ending in a rounded tubercle. 



GUNDLACH ? 



Hab. Arango. 



Species 94. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



Helicina suBSTruAXA. Ilel. testd parvd, crassd, sub- 

 glolosd, spiraliler tenuissime striatd ; spird convcxd ; 

 ultima anfractu mediocri ; aperturd parvd, sub- 

 aiigalatd ; labia interna callaso, columelld aculeatd, 

 obliqud ; labia externa crasso, reflexo, lata, 

 duplicato. 



The slightly-striated Helicina. Shell small, thick, 

 subglobose, spirally very finely striated ; spire 

 convex ; last whorl of middle size ; aperture small, 

 rather angular ; inner lip callous, columella 

 aculeated, obli(jue ; outer lip thick, reflected, 

 broad, double. 



Gray. Zool. Journ., v. 



Helicina sordida, King. 



Hab. Cuba. 



acuminatd, anfractibus subrotundis; ultimo anfractu 

 subcompresso-lato, ralando ; labia exteriio cam- 

 planaio, angusia, reflexa ; colunulld trigond, aculeatd. 



The BRAZU.IAN Helicina. Shell subtrochiform, thin, 

 gold-coloured, spirally striated ; spire convex- 

 acuminated, whorls rather rounded ; last whorl 

 subcompressed, broad, rounded ; outer lip flat- 

 tened, narrow, reflected ; columella trigonal, 

 aculeated. 



C4ray. Zool. Journ., i. p. CO. 



Hah. Brazil. 



Species 90. (Mus. Brit.) 



Helicina gratulata. Hel. testd trocliiformi,stra>nined, 

 spird suhacuminatd, anfractibus canvexiitsculis ; 

 ultimo anfractu subca7npressa, medio acuti' carinato, 

 supra iiifri'lijiic coiirr.m, calunieltd tenui, abliipid : 

 labia c.rt, riif t, inii.^sinin. 



The pleasant Hklicixa. Shell trochiform, straw- 

 coloured, spire subacuminated, whorls rather 

 convex ; last whorl rather compressed, acutely 

 keeled in the middle, convex above and below, 

 columella thin, obli(pR' ; outer lip very thin. 



Blandford. 



Hab. Pegu. 



A pretty little light keeled species. 



Species 97. (Mus. Brit.) 



Helicina aurantio-viridls. Hel. ti-.^td glohoso-sub- 

 compressd; spird aurantid, parnl i/<pn.<s,i, ulliiao 



Species 95. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 

 Helicina Braziliensis. Hel. testd subtrochifomi, 

 tenuis, aured, spiraliter striatd; spird convexo- 



anfractu globosa, in medio vicidc eni'i 

 suturam aurantio fasciato, labiu cfbimetL 

 excavato, araiatim acuminata ; labia exteri 

 aurantio, semicirculaii. 



The orange-green Helicina. Shell globo 



compressed ; spire orange, small, depressed, last 

 whorl globose, bright-green in the middle, banded 

 with orange near the suture, columellar lip broad, 

 excavated, acuminated in a curve ; outer lip 

 orange-red, half-circular. 



Sowerby. Thesam-us Conchyliorum. Helicina, 2nd 

 Monogi-aph, Sp. 199, f. 380. 



Helicina viridis, Sowerby (1st Monograph). 



Hab. Philippines? 



This beautiful little shell being of a bright green 

 colour in the body whorl has been mistaken by several 

 collectors for Helicina viridis. 



prope 

 lata, 

 ■ubro- 



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