HELIX.— Plate CLXI. 



aperttird lunato-sttbcirculari ; peristoniate acuio, sim- 

 plici, inius albo-calloso. 



The wiiorl Helix. Shell broadly umbilicatcd, subsemi- 

 globosc, minutely decussated at the upper part, ycl- 

 lo\visli-brown, ornamented with distant broad yellow 

 streaks, smooth and shining beneath, greenish-yel- 

 low ; whorls seven, all convex ; aperture lunar-sub- 

 circular ; lip sharp, simple, white-callous within. 



Ferussac, Hist. Moll, pi. 80. f. 8 and 9. 



Ilab. Austria. 



Smaller and more closely convoluted than the preceding 

 species, and of darker colour. 



Species 1068. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix acies. Hel. testa late umbiUcald, convexo-lenticu- 

 lari, carinatd, superne rufo-corned, subopacd, costalo- 

 siriatd, suUilissimi decimatd, subttis albidd, nitidd, 

 infra carinam compressam aUtidam dilute corned ; an- 

 fractibm sex ad septem, contaiulatis ; aperturd lunato- 

 securiformi ; peristotnate recto, acuto, intus tenuissivie 

 lahiato. 



The sharp-edged Helix. Shell broadly umbilicated, 

 convexly lens-shaped, keeled, reddish-homy at the 

 upper part, subopake, rib-striated, very finely decus- 

 sated, whitish and shining beneath, dUutely homy 

 between a white compressed keel ; whorls six to 



seven, planked ; apcrtiure Innately wedge-shaped ; lip 



straight, very finely edged within. 

 Paktsch, Mus. Ca?s. Vind. Ferussac, Hist. Moll. pi. 80. 



f. 7. 

 Hab. Dalraatia? 



Chiefly characterized by a prominent compressed white 

 keel at the periphery, which is slightly raised throughout 

 the spire. 



Species 1069. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix Axbanica. Hel. testa late umiilicald, discoided, 

 obsolete carinatd, superne ijrannlato-decusiatd, conteo- 

 fitscd, albido-cinctd, subtiis lutescenle, fascia lata cor- 

 iKO-fuscd omatd, nitidd ; anfractihu sex, convexiuscu- 

 lis ; umbilico magna, pernio ; aperturd oblique lunari ; 

 peristomate simplici, acuto, intus calloso, marffinibus 

 subapproxitnatis. 



The Albanian Helix. Shell broadly umbilicated, dis- 

 coid, obsoletcly keeled, granulately decussated at the 

 upper part, horny-brown, white-zoned, yellowish be- 

 neath, ornamented with a broad horny-brown band, 

 shining ; whorls six, rather convex ; umbilicus large, 

 open ; aperture obliquely lunar ; lip simple, sharp, 

 callous within, margins approximated. 



Ziegler, Eossmiisler, Hist. MoU. vol. iii. p. 1. f. 148. 



Uab. Dalmatia and Albania. 



The nearest allied species to the Linna;au U. aUjira. 



