BULIMUS 



Plate LV. 



Sjjecies 362. (Mus. Deimisoii.) 



BuLiMUS VELUTINUS. Bul. testd conico-ovata, hiflatd 

 umbilicatd, anfractibits sex, ultimo maxima, siriis obtmis 

 hngitiidinalihus et (raiisversis creberrhm deciissatis ; 

 columella pecuUariter rejlexd, labro tetmi, imulidura 

 rejkxd; inim extusque vivide brunned. 



The velvetty Bulimus. Shell conically ovate, inflated, 

 umbiUeatcd, wLorls six in number, the last very 

 large, very closely decussated with obtuse longitu- 

 dinal and transverse stria; ; columella peculiarly re- 

 flected, lip thin, a little reflected ; bright brown 

 within and without. 



Pfeiffek, Symbolje, vol. i. p. 42. 

 Bidimiis striffilosHS, Dufo. 



Hab. Seychelle Islands. 



A very delicately formed, largely inflated sheU of a rich 



brown-coloiu', the surface being decussated in a manner 



that gives it a soft velvetty appearance. 



Species 363. (Mus. Dennison.) 

 BuLiJU's JoN.\si. Bi/l. testd subfnsiformi oblongd, vix 

 wmbiVxatd, anfractibus sex, longitudinaliter rugoso- 

 plicatis, columelld rejlexd, labro simplici; diaphand, 

 plicis opaco-lacteis, columelld pnrpurascente. 

 Jonas' Bulimus. Shell somewhat fusiformly oblong, 

 scarcely umbilicated, whorls six in number, longitu- 

 dinally roughly plicated, columella reflected, lip 

 simple ; diaphanous, folds opake cream-colour, colu- 

 mella light purple. 

 Pfeiffer, Philippi, Abild. Bid. pi. 5. f. 4. 

 Hah. Vera Cruz, Central America. 



A veiy delicate and gTaceful shell, having the longitu- 

 dinal folds of an opake cream-colom-, whilst the interstices 

 are transparent, and the columella tinged with pui'ple. 



Species 364. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus Andicola. Bul. testd pyramidali-oblongd, siib- 

 umlilicatd,anfractibus septein, Icevibus, columelld rejlexd, 

 aperturd parviwscttld, labro simplici, acuto ; albidu, 

 strigis perpaucis rvfo-fuscescentibiis lac illic longitu- 

 dinaliter JHCtd. 

 The Andes-inhabiting Bulimus. Shell pj'ramidally 

 oblong, slightly umbilicated, whorls seven in number, 

 smooth, columella reflected, aperture rather small. Up 

 simple, acute ; white, long-itudinally painted here and 

 there with a very few reddish-brown streaks. 



December 



Pfeiffer, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846, p. 115. 

 Hab. Colimibian xVndes. 



Of somewhat doubtful character and apparently of 

 immature growth. 



Species 365. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus pallidior. Bid. testd acimiinato-ovatd, sub- 

 ventricosd, ampUter umbilicatd, anfractibus septem, 

 lavibus, vel obscure striatls, columelld lalroque ex- 

 pansis; albd, intm aurauiio titictd. 



The paler Bulimus. Shell acuminately ovate, rather 

 ventricosc,largelyumbilieated, whorls seven in number, 

 smooth, or obscm-ely striated, lip and columella ex- 

 panded ; white, tinged in the interior with orange. 



SowEEBY, Conch. Illus. Bulimus, Fig. 39 and 44. 



Hab. ? 



Very like B.proteus in general aspect, but destitute of 

 granules or any similar sciilptui'e. 



Species 366. (Fig. a and b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus Vincentinus. Bul. testd fusiformi-ovatd, tenui- 

 cnld, subpellncidd, anfractibus sex, Icevibus, nitentibus, 

 sub leide transversim minutissime inciso-striatis, colu- 

 melld plano-reflexd, aperturd oblongd, labro subexpanso ; 

 lutescente-alhd, interdum castaneo fasciatd. 



The St. Vincent Bulimus. Shell fusiformly ovate, 

 rather thin, somewhat transparent, whorls sis in 

 number, smooth, shining, transversely very minutely 

 striated in an engraved manner under the lens_ 

 columella flatly reflected, aperture obloug, lip some- 

 what expanded ; yellowish white, sometimes banded 

 \\'ith chesnut. 



Pfeiffer, Pro. Zool. Soc, 1846. p. 30. 



Hab. Venezuela; Linden. Islandof St. Vincent? 



I fear the locality assigned to this species in the name 

 given to it by Dr. Pfeifl'er, is somewhat doubtfid. 



Species 367. (^lus. Cuming.) 

 Bulimus inteestinctus. Bul. testd cyliudraceo-pyrami- 

 dali, noil umbilicatd, anfractibiis septem, stibrotmidatis, 

 oblique rude striatis, infra suturas pecuUariter crenu- 

 latis, columelld subcontortd, aperturd parvd, labro 

 tenui, simplici ; pellucido-albd, strigis perpaucis fuscis 

 /lie illic oblique pictd, epidermide tenui corned indutd, 

 columelld rosed. 

 1848. 



