M E L A N I A . 



Plate XLIII. 



Species 309. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania olivula. Mel. testa a/Mndraceo-ovata, fulvo- 

 olivaced, fasciis quatuor fusco-nigricantibus cingulatd, 

 spird oltusd, anfractibus quinque ad sex, convexis, un- 

 dique transversim Uratis ; aperturd oblongo-ovatd, an- 

 gustd, columella reflexd, ad basin paululum effusd. 



The little olive Melania. Shell cvlindrically ovate, 

 fulvous-olive, encircled with four brown-black bands, 

 spire obtuse, whorls five to six, convex, transversely 

 ridged throughout ; aperture oblong-ovate, narrow, 

 columella reflected, a little effused at the base. 



Conrad, Amer. Journ. Sci. p. 25. pi. 1. f. 13. 



Hab. United States. 



Of a cvlindrically oval TornateUa-liie form, neatly ridged 

 and banded across throughout. 



Species 310. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania Haysiana. Mel. testa cylindraceo-ovatd, spird 

 obtuse elevata, fulvo-olivaced aut brunned, nigricante- 

 fusco interdum fasciatd, anfractibus quinque ad sex, 

 obscure transversim Uratis, Uris irregularibus subno- 

 dosis ; aperturd angustd, ovatd, columella reflexd, ad 

 basin effusd. 



Hat's Melania. Shell cylindrically ovate, spire obtusely 

 raised, fulvous-olive or brown, sometimes transversely 

 banded with blackish-brown, whorls five to six, ob- 

 scurely transversely ridged, ridges irregular, slightly 

 noduled ; aperture narrowly ovate, columella reflected, 

 effused at the base. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. ix. p. 25. 



Hab. United States. 



If the shell here figured is really an authentic specimen, 

 I doubt if the species is anything more than a variety of 

 the preceding. 



Species 311. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania cylindracea. Mel. testa cylindraceo-oblongd, 

 medio subcontractd, fulvo-virente, fasciis nigro-fuscis 

 plus minus distincte field, spird brevi, subimmersd, an- 

 fractibus quinque ad sex, lavigatis ; aperturd elongato- 

 oblongd, supeme perangustd, columella incurvd, tetiue 

 reflexd, parum effusd. 



The cylindrical Melania. Shell cylindrically-oblong, 



slightly contracted in the middle, fulvous-green, more 

 or less distinctly painted with brown-black bands, 

 spire short, rather immersed, whorls five to six, 

 smooth ; aperture elongately oblong, very narrow at 

 the upper part, columella incurved, thinly reflected, 

 but little effused. 



Conrad, New Freshwater Shells, p. 55. pi. 8. f. 10. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A smooth, greenish-olive species, somewhat irregularly 

 banded, well characterized by its contracted oblong form, 

 short immersed spire and elongated aperture owing to the 

 slisrht descent of the whorls. 



Species 312. (Fig. a, b, Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania ampla. Mel. testa conico-ovoided, obesd, ven- 

 tricosd, fulvo-olivaced, fusco-nigro varie fasciatd, an- 

 fractibus quinque ad sex, convexis, obsolete obtuse tu- 

 berculatis ; aperturd ovatd, columella ad basin ap- 

 presse effusd. 



The ample Melania. Shell conically ovoid, stout, veti- 

 tricose, fulvous-olive, variously banded with black- 

 brown, whorls five to six, convex, obsoletely obtusely 

 tubercled ; aperture ovate, columella appressly effused 

 at the base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 93. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A bulky conically ovoid shell, more or less obscurely 

 banded, and showing faint indications of tubercles. 



Species 313. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania harpa. Mel. testa conico-ovald, crassd, fulco- 

 brunned, anfractibus quinque ad sex, costis distantibw 

 undique cingulatis, costis interdum obscure genunalis ; 

 aperturd ovatd, columella sublate reflexd, ad basin ef- 

 fusd. 



The harp Melania. Shell conically ovate, thick, ful- 

 vous-brown, whorls five to six, encircled throughout 

 with distant ribs, ribs sometimes obscurely keeled ; 

 aperture ovate, columella rather broadly reflected, 

 effused at the base. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. x. pi. 9. f. 45. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A solid conical shell, boldly ribbed throughout, the ribs 



September, 1860. 



