M E L A N I A . 



Plate XXXVI. 



Species 242. (Mus. V. d. Buscli.) 



Melania subaxgulata. Mel. testa abbreviato-turritd, 

 fulvo-brunned, interdum fulvd, brunneo-faseiatd, Icevi- 

 gatd, nitente, anfractibus quatuor ad quinque, superne 

 declivi-impressis, delude rotundalis, longitudinaliter 

 stria/is, transversim obsolete Uratis ; aperturd parvius- 

 ould, ovatd, ad basin tenue effuso-producfd. 



The slightly-angled Melania. Shell shortly tur- 

 reted, fulvous-brown, sometimes fulvous, banded with 

 brown, smooth, shining, whorls four to five, slopingiy 

 impressed at the upper part, then rounded, longitudi- 

 nally striated, transversely obsoletely ridged ; aperture 

 rather small, ovate, thinly effusely produced at the 

 base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 91. 

 pi. 2. f. 9. 



Hah. Tennessee, United States. 



A small, shining, fulvous-brown shell, of four or five 

 rounded whorls, copiously striated longitudinally with lines 

 of growth, crossed transversely with very faint ridges. 



Species 243. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania viridula. Mel. testa pyramidali-turritd, livi- 

 do-viridi, ad suturasflavescente, anfractibus septem ad 

 octo, declivi-planatis, leevigalis ; aperturd pared, labro 

 late sinua/o, ad basin effuso-producto. 



The green Melania. Shell pyramidally turreted, livid- 

 green, yellowish at the sutures, whorls seven to eight, 

 slopingiy flattened, smooth ; aperture small, lip broadly 

 sinuated, effusely produced at the base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 54. 

 pi. 2. f. 2. 



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



A smooth, narrowly turriculated shell, of a peculiarly 

 deep green colour, conspicuously effusely produced at the 

 base of the aperture. 



Species 244. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania gracilior. Me/, testa conico-turriculata ni- 

 grescente-fuscd, fascia laid jlavescenle cinctd, suturis 

 albklis, anfractibus octo, plano-convexis, Icevibus, ulti- 

 mo rotundato, superne conslriclo ; aperturd parvd, 

 ovatd, labro ad basin effuso-producto. 



The more slender Melania. Shell conically turricu- 

 lated, blackish-brown, encircled with a broad yellow 

 band, sutures white, whorls eight, flatly convex, 

 smooth, last whorl rounded, constricted at the upper 

 part ; aperture small, ovate, lip effusely produced at 

 the base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 185 I, p. 129. 



Hab. Congress and Springfield Lakes, Ohio, United States. 



The yellow band, which is a characteristic feature of this 

 species, is nearly covered in all but the last whorl. 



Species 245. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania c.llatura. Mel. testa abbreviato-ovatd, cras- 

 siusculd, rivide oliraced, anfractibus quatuor ad quin- 

 que, spiraliler valide irregulariter Uratis, superne sub- 

 angulato-incrassatis, ad angulum oblique plicatis ; aper- 

 turd ovatd, parvhusculd, columella ad basin calloso- 

 effusd. 



The embossed Melania. Shell shortly ovate, rather 

 thick, bright olive, whorls four to five, spirally strongly 

 irregularly ridged, slightly angularly thickened round 

 the upper part, obliquely plicated at the angle; aper- 

 ture ovate, rather small, columella callously effused 

 at the base. 



Conrad, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hub. Georgia, United States. 



A strongly marked species, approximating in form and 

 general character to the Auculotus type. 



Species 24G. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania bicostata. Mel. testa pyramidali-turritd, fus- 

 co-olivaced, crassiusculd, anfractibus novem ad undecim, 

 superne dcc/tvi-concavis, deinde validissime bicarinatis, 

 carina super lore versus aperturam gradatim eeanidd, 

 carina inferiore ad basin subobsoleid; aperturd parvd, 

 labro sinuato el effuso-producto. 



The double-ribbed Melania. Shell pyramidally tur- 

 reted, fuscous-olive, rather thick, whorls nine to 

 eleven, slopingiy concave round the upper part, then 

 very strongly double-keeled, upper keel gradually dis- 

 appearing towards the aperture, the lower keel rather 

 obsolete at the base ; aperture small, lip sinuated and 

 effusely produced. 



September, 18G0. 



