HELIX.— Plate CLXII. 



Kbvnicki, Bull. Moscow, vol. vi. p. 429, and vol. ix. 



p. in. 



Hab. South Tartary. 



A delicate subtransparent straw-coloured shell, glo- 

 boscly subinflatcd. 



Species 1075. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix Orsinii. Hel. testa subangmli umbilicatd, duriui- 

 culd, depressa, leviier striata, supra alia, fascia unicd 

 corned out coffeed ornatd, subtm omnino corned vel 

 cajftsd ; anfractibm sex ; umbilico infitndibuli/ormi ; 

 aperturd ovatd, oblougiusculd ; peristoiiiate re/lexius- 

 culo, leviter labiato, marginibus approxivmtis. 



Orsini's Helix. Shell somewhat narrowly umbilicatcd, 

 rather rough, depressed, slightly striated, white 

 above, ornamented with a single homy or coffce- 

 eoloured band, beneath altogether homy or coffee- 

 eoloured ; whorls six ; umbilicus funnel-shaped ; aper- 

 ture ovate, rather oblong ; lip slightly reflected, faintly 

 edged, margins approximated. 



PoERO, VUla disp. syst. p. 54. 



Hab. South Italy and Sicily. 



Distinguished, among other characters, by its peculiar 

 cofFee-brown tinge of colouring. 



Species 1076. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix tristis. Ilel. testa imperforatd, ovato-globosd, 

 tenui, striata, lineii concentricis obsolete decmsatd, oli- 

 vaceo-fuscd, rufo-fasciatd ; spird parvuld, conoided ; 

 anfractibus quatuor, convexiuseulii, ultimo injlato ; 

 aperturd luiiato-ovali, intus niiidd ; peristomate sim- 

 plici, recto, margine columeUari dUatato, reflexo, ap- 

 presso. 



The sad Helix. Shell imperforated, ovately globose, 

 thin, striated, obsoletely decussated with concentric 

 lines, olive-brown, five-banded with red ; spire rather 

 small, conoid ; whorls four, rather convex, the last 

 inflated ; aperture lunar-oval, shining within ; lip 

 simple, straight, columcUnr margin dilated, rcflcct(!d, 

 apprcssed. 



Pfeiffer, Pro. Zool. Soc. 1845, p. 66. 

 Helix ceratina, Shuttlcwortli. 



Hab. Corsica. 



A characteristic subtransparent banded species, inflated 

 after the manner of H. aperta. 



Species 1077. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix Cantiana. Hel. tesld umlnlicatd, globoso-depretsd, 

 tenui, pellucidd, striatd, comeo-lutescente ; tpird vix 

 elatd ; anfractibus quinque ad sex, convexiusculit, ra- 



pidi accrescentibus, ultimo inflato, non deflexo ; aper- 

 turd lunari ; peristoinate acuta, intut laiiato, inargine 

 columellari dilatato, umbilicuni aiigustum, pervium non 

 tegente. 



Cant's Helix. Shell umbilicatcd, globosely dtpn-^st-d, 

 thin, pellucid, striated, horny-yellow ; spire scarcely 

 raised ; whorls five to six, rather convex, increasing 

 rapidly, the last inflated, not deflected ; aperture 

 lunar; lip sharp, edged within, columcllar margin 

 dilated, not covering the umbilicus, which is narrow 

 and open. 



Montagu, Test. Brit. p. 422. pi. 23. f. 1. 

 Helix Carthusiana, Draparnaud. 

 Helix pallida, Jefl'reys. 



Hab. Britain and the South of France. 



A light rust-tinged shell, simply turbinated, valh a 

 nearly circular aperture. 



Species 1078. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix fuscosa. Hel. testd aperte umbilicatd, subdepreitd, 

 decussato-plicatuld, subtus Usvi, nitidissimd, pallida; 

 anfractibus quinque ad sex, angustis ; aperturd rotun- 

 dato-lunari ; peristonmte recto, simplici, acuto. 



The dingy Helix. Shell openly umbilicatcd, rather de- 

 pressed, decussately finely plicated, smooth beneath, 

 very shining, pale ; whorls five to six, narrow ; aper- 

 ture rotundately lunar ; lip straight, simple, sharp. 



Ziegler, Eossmiisler, vol. viii. p. 35. f. 523. 



Hab. SieUy, Corsica. 



Of a shining brown-red above and yellowish-green be- 

 neath, with an open subperspective umbilicus. 



Species 1079. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Helix limbata. Hel. testd subobtecQ umbilicatd, de- 

 presso-globosd, sttbtUissime striata, pellucidi comeo- 

 lutescente, ad peripheriam siAcarinatd, carina alba, 

 opacd ; anfractibus sex, planiusculis, ultimo anticc 

 non descetulente ; aperturd lunari ; peristomate reflexi- 

 usci'.lo, leviter labiato, margine columellari hreviter di- 

 latato, umbilicum semitegente. 



The limbed Helix. Shell with a nearly covered umbi- 

 licus, depressly globose, very finely striated, trans- 

 parent horny-yellow, shghtly keeled at the periphery, 

 keel white, opake ; whorls six, rather flat, last whorl 

 not descending in front ; apcrturi' lunar ; lip a little 

 reflected, slightly edged, columellar mara;in shortly 

 dilated, lialf-covering the umbilicus. 



DttAFARNAUD, Hist. Moll. p. 100. pi. 6. f, 21*. 



Hab. Britain. 



Encircled throughout the periphery with a very chami- 

 tcristic white keel. 



