BULIMUS, 



Plate LXXXII 



Species 610. (Mus. Hamilton.) 



BCLIMUS Hameltoni. But. testa, acuminato-turritd, tmi- 

 bilicaid, spires suturis profunde impressis, anfraclibus 

 septem, ad odo, subrotimdatis, rude pUcato-striatis, 

 aperturd parvd, columella labroque simplicibus ; sor- 

 dide alba, apice nihro. 



Hamilton's Bulimus. Shell acuminately tiuTeted, uiiilji- 

 licated, sutiu'es of the spii'e deeply impressed, whorls 

 seven to eight in number, somewhat rounded, rudely 

 plicately striated, apertui-e smaU, lip and columella 

 simple ; dead white, apex red. 



Hab. Near the Lake of Titicaca, Bolivia. 



This interesting little species was collected by ]\Ir. 



Pentland on the mountains in the envii'ons of the Lake of 



Titicaca, which is 14,000 feet above the level of the sea. 



It may be distinguished by its characteristic red apex. 



Species 611. (Mus. Hamilton.) 



Bulimus gibber. Bui. testa oblongo-turritd, siiiLifrali, 

 compresse umbilicatd, anfractihis septem ad octo, con- 

 vexiusculis, ruyoso-striatis, ad suturas subtiliter mar- 

 ffinatis, columella dilatatd, aperturd pared, labro imu- 

 lulum rejlexo ; laded. 

 The gibbous Bulimus. Shell oblong-turreted, sinistral, 

 compressly umbilicated, whorls seven to eight in 

 number, slightly convex, roughly striated, finely mar- 

 gined at the sutm-es, columella dilated, aperture 

 small, lip a little reflected ; cream-colour. 

 Krynicki, Bull. Moscow, vol. vi. p. 410. pi. 8. f 6. 



Bul'mms revolutus, Ziegler. 

 Hab. European Tartary. 



The first three species of this plate are somewhat en- 

 larged. 



Species 613. (Mus. Belcher.) 



Bulimus geegarius. Bid. testa cyUndraceo-tnrritd, com- 

 presse umbilicatd, anfraclibus octo, oblique impresso- 

 striatis, suturis impressis, columella verticaliter dila- 

 tatd, aperturd parvd, subtjuadrato-ocatd, labro sub- 

 reflexo ; pellucido-corned. 



The ordinary Bulimus. Shell cylindrically turrctcd, 

 compressly umbilicated, whorls eight in number, ob- 



liquely inipressly striated, sutures impressed, colu 

 mella vertically dilated, aperture small, somewhat 

 squarely ovate, lip a little refiected ; transparent 

 horny. 



Adams and Reeve, MoU. Voy. Samarang, pi. xiii. f 13. 



Hab. Sarawak, Borneo. 



The obli(jue stri;i3 are extremely superficial, and the 



shell is of a very thin horny substance. 



Fig. 61.3. (Mus. Hamilton.) 

 This interesting shell, with a delicate purple-coloured 

 apertui-e, proves to be a variety of B. striyatus, Sp. 380. 

 For Sp. 613, see PI. LXXXV. 



Species 614. (Mus. Hamilton.) 

 Bulimus Pentlandi. Bui. testd acuminato-ovatd, basi 

 snbiiijtatd, ri.v umbilicatd, anfractibus sex, irregulariter 

 null- istridtis, columelld reflexd, aperturd orbiculari- 

 oi-dli', liibrt) simplici ; sordide oUvaced, epidermide 

 uidntd. 

 Pentlanu's Bulimus. Shell acuminately ovate, rather 

 inflated at the base, scarcely umbUicated, whorls six 

 in number, irregularly rudely striated, columella re- 

 flected, aperture orbicularly ovate, lip simple ; dull 

 olive, covered with an epidermis. 

 Hab. Near the Lake of Titicaca, Bolivia. 



This and the B. rubricatus were the only species found 

 by Mr. Pentland on the mountains in the vicinity of the 

 Lake of Titicaca, at the same lofty elevation. 



Species 615. (Mus. Taylor.) 



Bulimus fucatus. Bui. testd acuminato-ovatd, basi 

 suboblique cffu-m, vix tmibilicatd, anfractibus sex, ob- 

 scure striatis, ad suturas subcrenulatis, columelld re- 

 flexd, aperturd ovatd, labro efj'uso, vix reflexo ; fusces- 

 cente, caruleo-nigricante, siibobscure strigato-tinctd, 

 columelld lahroque pallide roseis. 



The dyed Bulimus. Shell acuminately ovate, rather 

 obliquely eff'used at the base, scarcely umbilicated, 

 whorls six in number, obscurely striated, slightly 

 crenulated at the sutures, columella reflected, aper- 

 ture ovate, lip eff'used, scarcely reflected ; light brown. 



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