AMPULLARIA. 



Plate XX. 



Species 93. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Ampullakia mcesta. Amp. testa ovato-globosd, angnstfi 

 wnhilicata, spird subexsertd, anfractibus superne sub- 

 plamdatis, demde rotundatis, leevibus ; sordide oliva- 

 ced,/asciis angmtis saturatioribns cingulatd; aperturd 

 lunari-ovatd, labro intus lutescente-albo. 



The mourning Ampullaria. Shell ovately globose, 

 narrowly umbilicated, spire rather exserted, whorls 

 slightly flattened at the upper part, then rounded, 

 smooth ; dull olive, encircled with narrow darker 

 bauds; aperture lunar-ovate, lip yellowish -white 

 within. 



llab. Ceylon; F. Layard. 



A dull greenish-olive species, of globose form, naiTOwly 



corapressly umbilicated, encircled with numerous faint 



bands, irregular in width, but mostly linear. 



Species 93. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Ampullaria Gossei. Amp. testa ovato-globosd, solidi- 

 uscidd, compresse umbilieatd, spird subexsertd, anfrac- 

 tibus superne rotundato-angulatis, deinde convexis, ob- 

 solete liratis et malleatis ; castaneo-fiiscd, obscure fas- 

 ciald ; aperturd ovatd,fance rufescente-am-antid, labro 

 columellari incrassato, rejlexo. 



Cjosse's Ampullakia. Shell ovately globose, rather 

 solid, compressly umbilicated, spire rather exserted, 

 whorls rotundately angled round the upper part, then 

 convex, obsoletely ridged and malleatcd ; chestnut- 

 brown, obscurely banded ; aperture ovate, interior 

 reddish-orange, columellar lip thickened, reflected. 



Hab. Jamaica ; Gosse. 



Allied to A. decmsala, but of more solid growth, with 



the spire more exserted, and the columellar lip more 



thickened. 



Species 94. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Ampullaria cinerea. Amp. testd globosd, tenui, sub- 

 injlatd, angiiste nnibilicatd, spird brevi, anfractibus 

 rotundatis, lavibus, ultimo antice descendente ; pallide 

 citiered, fasciis linearibus rufescente-fuscis tribus ad 

 quatuor cingulatd; aperturd pyriformi-ovatd, labro 

 colHmellari tenui reflexo. 



The ash-coloured Ampullaria. Shell globose, thin, 

 rather inflated, narrowly umbilicated, spire short, 

 whorls rounded, smooth, the last ascending in front ; 

 pale ash, encircled with three to four linear reddish- 

 brown bands ; aperture pyriformly ovate, columellar 

 lip thinly reflected. 



Hab. Ceylon. 



A peculiarly rounded species, thin and somewhat in- 

 flated, of a light ash-colour, encircled with faint bands, 

 which, towards the apex, are like red-brown lines, of 

 which only the uppermost one is visible. 



Species 95. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 

 Ampullaria electrina. Amp. testd ovatd, tenuissimd, 

 hflatd, profundi vmbilicatd, spird brevi, acuminatd, 

 atifractibus ad suturam angusie impressis, deinde con- 

 vexis, undique malleatis, niteutibtts ; rufescente-spa- 

 diced, obscure multifasciatd ; aperturd ovatd, subampld, 

 labro columellari tenue reflexo. 

 The amber Ampullaria. Shell ovate, very thiu, in- 

 flated, deeply umbilicated, spire short, acuminated, 

 whorls narrowly impressed at the suture, then con- 

 vex, everywhere malleated, shining ; reddish-fawn 

 colour, obscurely many-banded ; aperture ovate, rather 

 large, columellar lip thinly reflected. 

 Hab. ? 



A very light inflated species, of a pale amber-tiuted 

 reddish-fawn colour. 



Species 96. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Ampullaria Javanica. Amp. testd conico-oblongd, vix 

 umbilieatd, spird exsertd, anfractibus convexis, suban- 

 gtistis, lavibus ; intense olivaced ; aperturd ovatd, par- 

 viusculd, labro tenui. 



The Java Ampullaria. Shell conically oblong, scarcely 

 umbilicated, spire exserted, whorls convex, rather 

 narrow, smooth; dark olive; aperture ovate, rather 

 small, lip thin. 



fliib. Java. 



A smooth olive species, scarcely umbilicated, chiefly 



distinguished by its conically oblong form. 



October, 1836. 



