B U L 1 M U S 



Species 311. (Fig. a, Mus. Ciuuing, Fig. h and c, 

 Mils. Deunisou.) 



Bllimis focillatus. Bid. testa oMonyo-ovatd, aufrnc- 

 tibus sex, striis longitud'malibus arcuatis peculiariter 

 notatis, per margiriem superiorem crenulatis, cremdis 

 subdistautibus ; colmnelld revolutd ; aperturd ampld, 

 effuidy labro expmvso ; pallide stramined, vel purpnras- 

 cente-spadiced, mamdis fasciisque cmrttleo-niyrkantibus 

 uderdum tinctis, colmnelld et apertvra faiice roseo- 

 purpiireis. 



The cherished Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, whorls 

 six in number, peculiarly marked with arched longi- 

 tudinal strife, crenulated along the upper margin, 

 crcnules rather distant ; columella rolled back ; 

 aperture large, eiTused, lip expanded ; pale straw 

 coloiu', or light salmon coloiu-, sometimes painted 

 ^vith bluish-black bands and blotches, columella and 

 interior of the aperture rose-purple. 



Hab. Vera Cruz, South America. 



A delicate and graceful species, extremely variable in its 



external coloiuing, but constant so far as regards the rose- 



|iur]ile painting of the aperture and columella. 



Species 212. (Mus. Dennison.) 



BuLiJirs OVATUS. Bid. testa siibabbreviato-omtd, tttmidd, 

 apice subobtusd ; anfmctibus qumxpie, lougihidinaliter 

 /•itde striatis, apicem verstis granulatis et subtiliter 

 radiatim liratis, labro fortiter refiexo ; roseo-fusces- 

 ceute, epidennide corned olivaced nitente iiidiila, 

 aperturd ccerulescente-albd, labro vivide roseo. 



The ovate Bulimus. Shell somewhat abbreviately 

 ovate, swollen, rather obtuse at the apex ; whorls five 

 in number, longitudinally rudely striated, granidated 

 and finely radiately ridged towards the apex, lip 

 strongly reflected ; rose-brown, covered ivith a shining 

 olive horny epidermis, aperture bluish-white, lip 

 bright rose. 



Bruguiere, Enc. Meth. Diet. no. 33. 

 Helix ovatiis, MuUer. 

 Bulla ovata, Chemnitz. 



Hab. Brazil. 



This fine species is remarkable for its cmious abbre- 

 viately turgid growth, whilst it has a pecidiar shining 



(I the liji is mostly of an unusually deep 



Species 313. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus abyssorum. Bui. testd obloiigo-ovatd, tenuiculd, 

 ■siibiiiflidii, uviihiliratd, nitfrnrtUiua sex, riiijoso-striatis, 

 ruhudrlUi r.-rnhild, labro si,hrxjm„.-~n , alhidii. rufo- 

 briiiiiini kmijitudiiKiliU'r strii/iil<i. et iiHiciilald. 

 The abyss-inhabiting Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, 

 rather tliin, somewhat inflated, umbilicated, whorls 

 six in mmiber, roughly striated, columella rolled back, 

 lip somewhat expanded ; whitish, longitudinally 

 streaked and blotched mth reddish-brown. 

 D'Orbigny, Voy. dans I'Amer. Merid. Moll. p. 308. pi. 



39. f 7, 8. 

 Hah. Pampa Ruis, eastern decli\aty of the Bolivian Ajides 

 (amongst stones at the roots of Cacti) ; D'Orbigny. 

 Towards the base of the shell the rouglily striated sculp- 

 ture produces almost the effect of obtuse granules. 



Species 21i. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus fenestratus. Bui. testd oblongo-ovatd, sub- 

 fuxifoniii, I'iMlkatd, anfractibus sex ad septem, pecu- 

 liiirlter iniilitUill' corrugaid et sidcatd ; columella suh- 

 plicatd, MhiuK recedente, plano-revolutd ; albidd, ma- 

 culis fasciisqtie fu-ico-niyricardibiis conspicue fenestratd, 

 colmnelld et aperturcB fauce roseo-purpuruscentihns. 



The window-painted Bulimus. Shell oblong-ovate, 

 somewhat fusiform, mnbiUcated, whorls six to seven in 

 number, peculiarly imdidately wi'inkled and grooved ; 

 columella slightly plaited, obliquely receding, flatly 

 rolled back ; whitish, conspicuously latticed with 

 brownish-black blotches and bands, columella and 

 interior of the aperture blac. 



Pfeiffeb, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1846. p. 29. 



Hah. Mexico. 



Perfectly cbstiuguished from the preceding species in 



form, whilst the undidating grooved sculpture is peculiar. 



Species 315. (Mus. Cimiing.) 

 BuLiJirs iiygrohyljeus. Bid. testd subpyramidali- 

 obloiifjd, Partidaformi, ampliter umbilicatd, anfractibus 



September, 1848. 



