BULIMUS. 



Species 572. (Mus. Benson.) 



BULlMUS LATEBKICOLA. Bul. testd acmmiinto-ohhulijii , 



compresse nml/iUcata, anfractihns se.v, xiihrofihiiliiris. 

 liBvihus, vel concentrice striatis ; peUiiciilii-slrii,,iiiie(i, 

 poUtd. 



The lurcher Bulimus. Shell acumiuately oblong, com- 

 pressly umbilicated, whorls six in number, somewhat 

 rounded, smooth, or concentrically striated ; trans- 

 parent straw-colom-, polished. 



Benson, MS. 



Hab. Landour, Western Himalaya. 



A very delicately coloured transparent species, obtained 



by Mr. Benson in the lower Himalaya range, at elevations 



vnmrino- frnm X (\M\ tn 7 M\(\ fppt 



varying from 4,000 to 7,000 f( 



feet. 



Species oSS. (Mus. Pfeiffer.) 



BuLurus NiTiDULUs. Bul. testd mbacmninato-oblongd, 

 solidiuiicidd, compresse umbilicatd, anfractibus ijidnque 

 ad sex, rotuiidatis,sinutulis, pulil' . •• 'f''r!\ <<nisfi-iclis, 

 cotmiielld latiusenld, expansd ; <- -> "/'"'. 



The shining Bulimus. Shell ^(iii:> \\ ii;it iHiiniinately 

 oblong, rather solid, compressly umbilicated, whorls 

 five to six in number, rounded, finely striated, po- 

 lished, sutures constricted, columella rather wide, 

 expanded ; cinnamon horn-colour. 



Pfeiffer, Wiegman's Ai-chives, 1839, vol. i. p. 352. 



Hob. ilatanzas, Island of Cuba. 



A small shining cinnamon-ljrown shell. 



bpecie 



(:\Ius. Pfeiftcr.) 



Bulimus Antoni. B/d. testd ovato-conicd, compresse nm- 

 bilicatd, anfractibus qidnqite ad sex, convexiusctdis, 

 Icevibus, colnmelld subrefiexd ; peltucido-corned. 



Anton's Bulimus. Shell ovately conical, compressly 

 umbilicated, whorls five to six in number, rather 

 convex, smooth, columella slightly reflected ; trans- 

 parent horny. 



Pfeiffer, Symbols^, vol. i. p. 24. 

 Strobilus oblijiii/iis, Anton. 



Hab. Island of Opara. 



An extremely small species, of a dull transparent liorny 



substance. 



RlLIMLS SlALA 



ha.hl. u.,fr 

 l,rrn.,d: ,,Hc 



500. (Mus. Ci 



F,s. /;/,/. i,'s 



: inidrri,,, rn. 



Ig.) 



I'hnlatd, vix iimbi- 



ridniri 



nipie 



pi-ciiininicr acute com- 

 pn'ssis, apirturd parvd, rotaiidatd, lubro siti/ptici ; 

 sordid? albd. 



The Scalaria-like Bulimus. Shell subulate, scarcely 

 umbilicated, whorls eleven in number, rounded, very 

 closely plicately ribbed throughout, the ribs being 

 peculiarly sharply compressed, aperture small, round- 

 ed, lip simple ; dull white. 



JI(d/. Canary Islands ? 



Distinguished by the very sharply compressed structure 

 of the ribs, which range longitudinally as in Scalaria. 



Species 501. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Bulimus glomeratus. Bul. testd conico-subidatd, haud 

 uvibilicatd, ntifractibns novem, rotundatis, Icevibus, su- 

 tiiriv xiihrdih^lrirlis, iiperturd .viborbiculari, labro sim- 

 plic. : i..lh,nd.,-rorucd. 



The coiled JUi.i.uus. Shell conically subulate, not 

 umbilicated, whorls nine in number, rounded, smooth, 

 sutm-es rather constricted, aperture nearly orbicular, 

 lip simple ; transparent hurny. 



Ilab. ? 



Of a peculiar conical subulate form, of many whorls. 



Species 592. (Mus. Benson.) 



Bulimus decorticatus. Bul. testd subulatd, solidius- 

 cu/d, vix uMbilicatd, anfractibus octo, concentrice snh- 

 rndc plitato-striatis, vidui.iclld ieiiui, rejtexd, aperturd 

 parviuscidd, obloiigu-ucafd, lidjru tenui ; sordide vires- 

 cenfe-corned. 



The decorticated Bulimus. Shell subidate, rather 

 solid, scarcely umbilicated, whorls eight in number, 

 concentrically rather rudely plicately striated, colu- 

 mella thin, reflected, aperture rather small, oblong- 

 ovate, lip thin ; dull greenish horn. 



Hub. Macao, China ; Dr. Cantor. 



A shell of rather solid growth, longitudinally sculptured 

 throughout with rude plicate striw. 



