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A small globular species unlike any one I have found de- 

 scribed. 



Sub-gen. Gorilla, H. & A. Adams (eraendatus). Testa pla- 

 norboidea, plerumque sinistrorsa, plus minusve distorta, arete spi- 

 rata, subtus concava ; fauce in fundo denticulis compressis fere 

 occluso, quorum uno sa^pe ad aperturam producto ; peristomate 

 incrassato, refiexo. 



C. PULViNAUis. T. utrinque concava, cornea, striis incrementi 

 conspicuis insculpta ; anfr. ad 7 (subtus 5) ultimo demum deflecto. 

 Apertura lunata admodum campanulata, peristomate flexuoso, 

 satis reflexo ; denticulis in fauce ad 9, baud productis. 



Diam. f ; axis ^ poll. 



Hong Kong, high up in the ravines ; also near Canton. 



Almost precisely of the size and shape of H. refiiga, Gould, 

 but that is reversed and has a lamina running to the aperture. 



Stkeptaxis Sinensis. Testa obliqua, polita, virescens, spira 

 depressa, ovoidea, anfr. 7 acutis, sutura profunda minute crenu- 

 lata. Apertura obliqua, semi-ovalis, verticalis, lamella unica pala- 

 tal! munita ; peristomate Hexuoso, reflexo ; columella recta ; um- 

 bilico amplo. Axis ^-^ ; diam. ^ poll. Inhabits Hong Kong. 



Differs from S. Souleyetana in its smaller size, smooth surface, 

 fiexuous lip, and more elongated aperture. 



Clausilia pr.eclara. Testa sinistrorsa, clavato-fusiformis 

 ad apicem producta, dilute carnea, liris conspicuis clathrata ; anfr. 

 11 ultimo angustato, trientem long, testte adequante. Apertura 

 pyriformis, antice sub-canaliculata ; peritremate albo satis reflexo 

 ad anfr. ultimum baud coadnato ; lamina palatali elevata, tenui, 

 1. columellari conspicua, duplici, contorta, lamellis 4 tenuibus ad 

 interspatium, extus apparentibus. Axis 1 ; diam. max. ^ poll. 



Inhabits Loochoo. 



Allied to valida, insignis, &c., but most like pluviatilis on 

 account of its aperture. 



Alyc^us pilula. Testa parva, ovato-conica, imperforata, 

 rufescens, striis numerosis (sub lente) cincta ; anfr. 4 rotundatis, 

 ultimo constricto ; sutura profunda. Apertura circularis, anfrac- 



