H E L I C I N A. 



Specips, 1.'57. (Mus. Brit.) 



Helicixa ELONtiATA. Jill. U'slt'i pijraiiiidntd, /(fvii/atd, 

 pnllidc fulvii, trochijormi ; spird elevatd, acuminatd, 

 anfr/ictibiis ad /iitfir recti's ; ultimo anjhutu medio 

 amjulato; apertiird .tiilitrli/oni'i, co/ume/ld ivcti&sculd, 

 supernit latiitscnld, iiifni attniiidtd ; hihio extcnio 

 me.dio ariite uiii/ii/iito. 



The eloncatkd Helicixa. Shell pyramidal, smooth, 

 pale fulvous, troehiform ; .spire elevated, acu- 

 minated, whorls straiglit at the aides ; last whorl 

 angular in the middle; a]ierture stibtrigonal, 

 coluinella rather straight, rather wide above, 

 tapering below ; outer lip sharply angul,-ir in the 

 middle. 



D'Orbign'T (Alcide). Sowerby Thes. Conch., iml 

 .Monog. Sp. It;;, tig. I.')S. 



I/al>. Cuba. 



A very l.vraniida 



with straight-sided whorli 



Species 13«. (Mu.s. Brit.) 



KlxiciXA TliocilULlNA. //,/. tci^id piiivd, trochi/oniii, 

 alhidd, laiviffatd ; spird clcmti'i, wumiiuild, : uUimo 

 an/ract>i mbrotundo ■ apeiiiird Kahtriijdiid ; rolu- 

 nm/lii nrcuatd, labia extfrno teimi. 



Till: i.n ri.E windi.a.s.s Helicixa. Shell small, troehi- 

 form, whitish, smooth ; spire elevated, acuminated, 

 last wliorl rather rounded ; aperture subtrigonal ; 

 columella arched ; outer lip thin. 



D'OuBiiiNY (Alcide). Moll. Isl. Cuba, p. 2411. 



/fab. Cul)a. 



Smallei, less 

 preceding. 



and less angular than the 



Species 139. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 

 IIklicina Columbiana. Ilel. textd glohoso-conicd, soli- 

 diiisculd,fusco-rubescenti, vel ijriseo, vel pallidisnmi 

 anreo in fasciis Intis cinctd ; spin! conicd, apice 

 aciiminato, aperturd semibmari, labia e.i-terno 

 expaih-io, ri'jiejxi, cobunelli'i pared, subtrii/oiid. 



The CoLUiMBiAN Helicina. Shell globosely conical, 

 rather solid, belted witli reddish-brown, or grey, 

 or very pale yellow in broad bands ; spire conical, 

 apex acuminated, aperture semilunar, outer lj[i 

 expanded, reflected, columella small, subtrigonal. 



PiriLiPn. PtFr. :\Ionog., Sp. 18G. 



Hub. West Columbia. 



Species 140. (Mus. Brit.) 



Helicina .Mi:Ki.i,a:i; a. //el.. tc.^tA fulrd. sid>;jl<,lwsd. 

 iioiniiiiK/i',1/11 6iilili<s Jhividd ; spird drrald, <in- 

 frurtibiis sr.r, rotundis, dislimiis ; iillimo unl'miin 

 subjliibosi), breviusailo ; ajhriurd /Kirrii : lnhiu 

 ci-tcriio /laulo rejieooo. 



The fxcLEAN- Helicina. Shell fulvous, subglobose, 

 sonuitimes yellow beneath ; spire elevated, whorls 

 six, rounded, distant ; last wliorl subglobose, 

 rather .short ; aperture small, outer lip a little 

 rellccted. 



Sai.li;. I'roc. Zool. Soc., 18."iu. 



Ifab. Mexico. 



Species 141. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Brit.) 



Helicina Paraensis. Hel. tend puroi. /iidliili 

 conico-fjlobosd, teimi, Icevii/ald ; spin'i run 

 fractibus pnuri.'i. /laidii roin-i.ris; ii/nrliin 

 trapezuidrd, l<(bio e.rlrrnu trnuitrr r,fli.ri). 



The Para Helhixa. shell small, pale yellow, 

 conical, thin, smooth ; spire conical, whor 

 little convex ; aperture small, trapezoid: 

 lip thinly reflected. 



Pfeifker. Proc. Zool. Soc, |.S59. 



Bab. Para, Br;izil. 



'•fiavidd. 

 icd, <ni- 

 •1 parrd 



globose- 

 Is few, :i 



ll, OUtt'l 



Species 142. (Fig. «, i, Mus. Brit.) 

 Helicina alta. llel. testd parvd, globuso-siibalfeniiu 

 fused, rcl Jlavido-svbviridi ; spird elevatd, si 

 conicd ; iilliiuo anfractu brcvihsculo, rotund 



August, 1«73. 



