MEL ANI A. 



Plate XVII. 



Species 117. (Mus. V. d. Busch.) 



Melania calculus. Mel. testa turriculatd, solidiusculd, 

 flavido-olivaced, anfractibus paucis convexis, undique 

 superficialiler sulcatis, superne interdum sparsim mi- 

 nute plicatis : aperturd parviusculd, ad basin subca- 

 naliculato-effusd. 



The pebble Melania. Shell turriculated, rather solid, 

 yellowish-olive, whorls few, convex, superficially 

 grooved throughout, sometimes sparsely minutely 

 puckered at the tipper part ; aperture rather small, 

 somewhat channel-effused at the base. 



Ilab. North China. 



A shell of yellowish-olive colour, finely superficially 

 grooved throughout with sometimes a few small puckers 

 on the sutural margin. The figures of this and the two 

 following species are a little enlarged. 



Species 118. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania incisa. Mel. testa turriculatd, tenuiculd, fla- 

 vido-olivaced, fascia castaned angustd circa basin, an- 

 fractibus septem ml octo, convexis, spiraliter lineari- 

 incisis, lineis in anfractu ultimo interdum gradatim 

 obsoletis ,• aperturd parviusculd, ovald. 



The cut Melania. Shell turriculated, rather thin, yel- 

 lowish-olive, with a narrow chestnut band around 

 the base, whorls seven to eight, convex, spirally line- 

 arly engraved, the engraved lines sometimes becom- 

 ing gradually obsolete on the last whorl ; aperture 

 rather small, ovate. 



Hob. Taheite. 



A small species, enlarged to twice the natural size in 

 our figure, encircled throughout with fine linear grooves, 

 and having a characteristic dark baud at the base. 



Species 119. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania fontinalis. Mel. testa turriculatd, tenebroso- 

 olivaced, purpureo-fusco interrupts ftammatd, fascia 

 purpureo-fuscd circa basin, anfractibus paucis, spira- 

 liter dense lineari-suleatis, superne declivi-impressis et 

 obscure minute plicatis ,• aperturd pared. 



The well Melania. Shell turriculated, dingy-olive, in- 

 terruptedly flamed with purple-brown, with a band 



of the same colour round the base, whorls few, spi- 

 rally, closely linearly grooved, slopingly impressed 

 and obscurely minutely puckered round the upper 

 part ; aperture small. 



Philippi, Abbild. und Besch. Conch, vol. iii. p. 58. pi. 5. 

 f. 7. 



Ilab. Pulo Penang. New Caledonia. 



A small species, magnified in our figure to twice the 

 natural size, well distinguished by its sparsely flamed 

 painting of purple-brown. 



Species 120. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania crepidinata. Mel. testa subulatd, solidius- 

 culd, virente-olivaced, rufo-fusco sparsim flammulatd, 

 anfractibus octo ad novem, convexis, spiraliter lineari- 

 incisis, interstitiis crispatis, superne ml marginem obe- 

 so-funiculatis, suturis subprofunde impressis ; aper- 

 turd ovald, basi subeffusd, margine columellari calloso- 

 refle.ro. 



The edged Melania. Shell subulate, rather solid, 

 greenish-olive, sparsely flamed with red-brown, whorls 

 eight to nine, convex, spirally linearly engraved, in- 

 terstices crisped, stoutly corded round the upper 

 edge, sutures rather deeply impressed ; aperture 

 ovate, a little effused at the base, columellar margin 

 callously reflected. 



Hab. Java ? 



A well-marked species, supposed to be from Java, but 

 partaking rather of the Brazilian Hemisinus type. 



Species 121. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania tristis. Mel. tenia subulatd, basin versus sub- 

 ventricosd, olivaced, anfractibus octo ail novem, plano- 

 convexis, Icevibus; aperturd abbreviato-ovaid, margint 

 columellari calloso-incurvo. 



The sad Melania. Shell subulate, rather ventricosi 

 towards the base, olive, whorls eight to nine, flatly 

 convex, smooth, aperture shortly ovate, columellar 

 margin callously incurved. 



Hab. Java. 



A shell of extremely simple character, neither striated 



nor plicatcly ribbed in any part. 



December, 1859. 



