AMPULLARIA. 



Species 57. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Ampullaria MAURA. Amp. testd globosd, miguste wnibi- 

 licatd, spird hrevmsculd, anfractibns ad siituras planu- 

 latk, delude rotundatis, Iambus; saturate olivaced ; 

 apertiird ovatd, labro intus jmrpureo-nigro tincto. 



The moor Ampullaria. Shell globose, narrowly um- 

 bilicated, spire rather short, whorls a little flattened 

 at the sutures, then rounded, smooth ; dark olive ; 

 aperture ovate, lip stained within with purple-black. 



Hab. ? 



Of a particularly globose form, the lip being character- 

 istically stained within with purple or chestnut-black. 



Species 58. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Ampillaria carinata. Amp. testd globo.id, crassd, an- 

 yusti umbilicald, spird subobtusd, anfractilus siiperne 

 plaiw-angulatis, deinde cmivexis ; lutescente-oUvaced ; 

 aperturd ovatd, labro incrassato, luieo tincto. 



The keeled Ampullaria. Shell globose, thick, nar- 

 rowly umbilicated, spire rather obtuse, whorls flatly 

 angled at the upper part, then convex; yellowish- 

 olive ; aperture ovate, lip thickened, tinged with 

 yellow. 



SwAiNSOX (not of Lamarck), Zoological Illustrations. 



Hab. India. 



A round shell of soUd growth, wiili tbe whorls abruptly 



angled lound tiie upper part, so as to present a narrow 



shelf, not impressed as in the .-/. canaUculata, which 



Lamarck further characterizes as having a pointed ape\. 



Species 59. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Ampullaria erythrostoma. Amp. testa globoso-furbi- 

 riatd, profunde wmbilicatd, spird acuminato-exsertd, 

 anfractibiis rotundatis, longitudinaliter corrugato-stri- 

 atis; intense olivaceo-castaned ; aperturd ovatd, sub- 

 limpid, labro inius intense sanguineo. 



The red-mouthed Ampullaria. Shell globosely tur- 

 binated, deeply umbilicated, spire acuminately e.\- 

 serted, whorls roundeil, longitudinally wrinkle-stri- 



ated ; dark olive-chestnut ; aperture ovate, rather 



large, lip deep blood-red within. 

 Hab. Zanzibar; Mr. T. Thorn. 



This fine dark species, with blood-red-stained mouth, is 

 perfectly distinct from any hitherto described. 



Species 60. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Ampullaria Hopetonensis. Amp. testd subtrigono- 

 globosd, tiimidiusculd, mediocriter nmbilicatd, anfrac- 

 tibns siiperne impresso-declivibus, deinde convexis, leevi- 

 bus ; virescente-olivaced, versus spiram pallidiore, fas- 

 ciis angustis saturatioribiis cinj/ulatd; aperturd ovatd, 

 faiice nigricante-pmpured. 

 The Hopetown Ampullaria. Shell somewhat trian- 

 gularly globose, rather swollen, moderately umbi- 

 licated, whorls impressly slanting round the upper 

 part, then convex, smooth ; greenish-olive, paler to- 

 wards the spire, encircled with narrow darker bands ; 

 aperture ovate, interior blackish-purple. 

 Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. v. pi. 19. f. 84. 

 Hub Darien, Georgia. 



A tumid globose shell, inclined somewhat angularly to- 

 wards the base. 



[ Species 61. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Ampullaria lubrica. Amp. testd globoso-ovatd, an- 

 gnstiisime umiilicatd, spird subexsertd, apice obtusd, 

 anfractibiis convexis, longitudinaliter rugoso-striatis, 

 nitentibus quasi lubricatis; livido-olivaced, alro-tinctd; 

 aperturd ovatd, baM subeffnsd. 

 The glazed Ampullaria. Shell globosely ovate, very 

 I narrowly umbilicated, spire rather exserted, obtuse 



I at the apex, whorls convex, longitudinally rugosely 



striated, shining as if glazed; livid olive, black- 

 smeared ; aperture ovate, rather effused at the base. 



Hah. ? 



Of a peculiar glazed livid black-smeared olive-eoloiu-, 

 witii a narrow scarcely perceptible umbilicus, the aperture 

 being a little effused at the base. 



October, 1856. 



