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Carychium minimum. [The Minute Sedge Shell.] 

 Muller. 



Figure 113. 



113. 



First described by Mr. Boys. 



Thin, minute, spiral, pellucid shell, of a creamy white 

 colour; possessing from five to five and a half rounded 

 convolutions with an obtuse apex and deep suture. 

 Aperture semi-oval, and oblique, reflexed considera- 

 bly, and furnished with three teeth. There are very 

 faint longitudinal strioe. Length scarcely one line. 



The animal is milky white, with huge black eyes at 

 the internal bases of the two short cylindrical tentacles. 



This almost microscopic shell is a common species, 

 inhabiting moist situations amongst moss and grass, 

 and under decayed leaves and wood. 



Onr localities are Stanton-on-the- Wolds, Sawley, 

 Thrumpton, Newstead,Highfield-house, Beeston, Oxlon, 

 Wollaton, &c. 



More distant localities are Penzance (rare Millett), 

 Bristol (Miller), Kent, Dorsetshire, and Wiltshire (IVIun- 

 tagu), Essex (Sbeppard), Sussex (Paget), Norwich 

 (Bridgman), Grantham (The Author), Stone, Bucking- 

 hamshire (Reade), Chaigeley, Thornley, and Lytham, 

 Lancashire (The Author), Kendal (in a few localities, 

 Gough), Newcastle (Alder), Isle of Man (Forbes ) 



On the continent in France, (Draparnaud), in Germany. 

 (Pfeiffer) and in Sweden, (Nilson.) 



Although so minute Mr. Morris has discovered it 

 fossil near London. 



