M ELANIA. 



Plate XII. 



Fig. 69. (Mus. V. d. Busch.) 



This little shell, received from Dr. Von deni Busch, 

 proves on examination to be the young of M. aspera, the 

 variety represented in Plate I. Fig. 2 a. 



Species 70. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania Sinensis. Mel. testa, ovato-subulatd, subven- 

 tricosd, virescente-olivaced, anfractibus novem ad decern, 

 convexis, undique spiraliter liratis, liris subsuperficia- 



riis ; aperturd ovatd, bad subeffusd. 



The China Melania. Shell ovately subulate, somewhat 

 ventricose, greenish-olive, whorls nine to ten, convex, 

 spirally ridged throughout, ridges somewhat super- 

 ficial ; aperture ovate, slightly effused at the base. 



Hab. China. 



A shell of very simple character, superficially ridged 

 throughout. 



Species 71. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania arcticava. Mel. testa subulatd, solidiusculd, 

 intense olivaced, purpureo copiose punctata, anfracti- 

 bus oeto ad decern, declivi-planulatis, longitudinaliter 

 plicato-sulcatis, sulcis linearibus spiralibus decussatis ; 

 aperturd subanguste ovatd. 



The grooved Melania. Shell subulate, rather solid, 

 dark-olive, copiously dotted with purple, whorls eight 

 to ten, slopingly flattened, longitudinally plicately 

 grooved, crossed with spiral linear grooves ; aperture 

 rather narrowly ovate. 



Mousson, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. ? 



A very characteristic species, of solid growth, boldly pli- 

 cately grooved longitudinally, and densely linearly grooved 

 transversely, dark-olive in colour, plentifully sprinkled with 

 purple dots. 



Species 72. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania pagodulus. Mel. testa turritd, fuscescente- 

 nigrd, anfractibus sex ad septem, superne declivi-angu- 

 latis, undique spiraliter liratis, liris ///iris longitudina- 

 libus hie illic decussatis; aperturd rotundato-ovatd, 

 pared. 



The little pagoda. Shell turrcted, brownish-black, 



whorls six to seven, slopingly angled round the upper 

 part, spirally ridged throughout, ridges crossed here 

 and there with longitudinal folds ; aperture rotun- 

 dately ovate, small. 



Ilab.- 



Nothing is known of the habitat of this well-marked 

 species. 



Species 73. (Mus. V. d. Busch.) 



Melania aq,uatilis. Mel. testa subturritd, solidii. ni- 

 gra, anfractibus novem ad decern, convexis, concenlrice 

 crenatim plica/is, liris spiraliter funiculatis, anfractu 

 ultimo ad aperturam adscendente ; aperturd lineari- 

 oratd, supra et infra effusd, columella excavatd. 



The rippled Melania. Shell somewhat turreted, solid, 

 black, whorls nine to ten, convex, concentrically arcu- 

 ately plicated, spirally corded with ridges, last whorl 

 ascending at the aperture ; apertnre lunar-ovate, ef- 

 fused above and below, columella excavated. 



Hab. Eio Branca, Guiana. 



This shell has been taken for a variety of M. ater, but 



it will be found to differ in its detail of sculpture, while it 



is uniformly of smaller size. 



Species 74. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania exusta. Mel. testa pyramidali-subulatd, solidd, 

 exusto-olivaced, anfractibus ocfo ad novem, subplanu- 

 latis, spiraliter lineari-sulcatis, reruns apicem longitu- 

 dinaliter oblique plicatis, suturis profundi impressh 

 aperturd subanguste ovatd. 



The scorched Melania. Shell pyramidally subulate, 

 solid, burnt-olive, whorls eight to nine, rather flat- 

 tened, spirally linearly grooved, longitudinally ob- 

 liquely plicated towards the apex, sutures deeply im- 

 pressed ; aperture rather narrowly ovate. 



Hab. Solomon's Island. 



Of a very distant type, having somewhat the aspect of a 



Quoi/ia. 



Species 75. (Mus. V. d. Busch.) 



Melania Erebus. Mel. testa oblongd, fusco-nigrd, an- 

 fractibus paucis, Jul is, subrotundatis, obsolete decussa- 

 tim-liratis, hevilms, superne lineari-sulcatis; aperturd 

 pared, basi subeffusd. 



December, 1859. 



