II E L I X. 



Plate CXXXVIII. 



Species 864. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix FAUSTA. Hel. testa suioitecti umbilicald, t/loioao- 

 depreud, bad convexiore, granulosa, subselosd, cornea- 

 bnmiied, opaco-albo sparsim niactdatd ; spird elevati- 

 uscidd, depresso-coHoidtd ; anfractibus quinijite, plant- 

 usculis, ultimo carinato ; aperlurd transverse ovatd; 

 peristomate expanw, subrejtexo, margine columellari 

 Vitus denle oblongo obsolelo incrassato. 



The lucky Helix. Shell with a nearly covered umbili- 

 cus, globoscly depressed, more convex at the base, 

 granulated, somewhat bristly, horny-brown, sparingly 

 spotted with opakc-white ; spire somewhat raised, 

 deprcssly conoid ; whorls five, rather tlat, last whorl 

 keeled ; aperture transversely ovate ; lip expanded, 

 slightly reflected, columeUar margin thickened within 

 by an obsolete oblong tooth. 



Lowe, Faun. Mader. p. 43. pi. 5. f. 8. 



Hab. Madeira. 



Jlr. Cuming has this as an authentic specimen of Jlr. 

 Lowe's H. famta, but it does not agree in all respects 

 with his description. 



Species 865. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix LEPTOSticTA. Hel. testd umbilicatd, rotundato- 

 depressd, subcarinatd, nitidiusculd, ienui, pallide cor- 

 ned, obsolete fasciatd ; spird convexo-depressd ; suturd 

 distinctd; anfractibus qiiinque ad sex, contexts, sub- 

 striatis, mimtte et elegantissinie reticulato-granul<ttis ; 

 wnbilico patitlo, spirali ; aperturd rotmtdato-ovali ; 

 peristomate continuo, subrejlexo. 



The fine-dotted Helix. Shell umbilicated, rotun- 

 dately depressed, slightly keeled, ratlier shining, 

 thin, pale horny, obsoletely banded ; spire convexly 

 depressed ; suture distinct ; whorls five to six, con- 

 vex, finely striated, minutely and verj- elegantly re- 

 ticulately granulated ; umliilicus open, spiral ; aper- 

 ture rotundately oval ; lip continuous, a little re- 

 flected. 



Lowe, Faun. Mader. p. 49. pi. 5. f. 24. 



nab. Madeira. 



The granules of this delicate subtransparent species are 

 very indistinct. 



Species 866. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix fictilis. Ilel. testd umbilicatd, depressd, tuljdit- 

 coided, supra arcuatitn plicato-striald, infra lavigatd, 

 conieo-ftiscescente, nifo-fuseo iinifaiciatd ; anfractUitu 

 quinque, stibaiigitstis, stipenti planulatis el obtitsi cart- 

 natis ; aperturd tubcirculari ; peristomate fix reftexo, 

 marginibus callo tenuijunctis. 



The earthen Helix. Shell umbilicated, depresswl, 

 rather discoid, arcuately plicately striated above, 

 smooth beneath, homy-brown, encircled by a red- 

 brown band ; whorls five, rather narrow, tiattrncd 

 and obtusely keeled at the upper part ; aperture 

 nearly circular ; lip scarcely reflected, margins joinc<i 

 by a thin callosity. 



Lowe, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist. 1851, p. 118. 



Hab. Island of Porto Santo. 



The upper edge of the band appears throughout tbt 

 spire in the suture. 



Species 867. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix TURRICULa. Hel. testd vix umiilicald, pyramiJali- 

 turritd, mimtte et confer! issinte granutatd, fused, tublus 

 obsolete fasciatd ; spird calde elecato, oblusd ; suturd 

 distinctd ; anfractibus octo ad norem, bicarinatit fcari- 

 nis aquatihits, prominent ibus, distinclis, sulco diritis), 

 ultimo ant ice viz dejleio, basi conrexiusculo ; aperturd 

 perobliqitd, sttbcircttlari ; peristomate continue, rix dis- 

 juncto, ienui, supemi recto, basi breviter reflexo. 



The little tower Helix. Shell scarcely umbilicated, 

 pyramidally tum-tcd, minutely and verj' closely gra- 

 nulated, dark brown, obsoletely banded bcocatb , 

 spire much raised, obtuse ; suture distinct , whorls 

 eight to nine, two-keeled (keels etjual, prominrot, 

 distinct, divided by a groove), last whorl but little 

 deflected in front, rather convex at the base ; apiT- 

 turc very oblique, nearly circular ; lip continuous, 

 scarcely disjoined, tltin, straight at the upper part, 

 shortly reflected at the base. 



Lowe, Faun. Mader. p. 58. pi. C. f. 21. 



Hab. Island of Cima, Madeiras. 



A tall double-ketlcd smoky-brown pyramidal shell, with 

 a small puncture-like umbilicus. 



November, 1852. 



