MELANIA.— Plate XLIII. 



being rather distant, and inclined towards the upper part 

 of the whorls to break up into beads. 



Fig. 314. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Mr. Cuming has the name M. lateralis with this shell, 

 but it appears to be only a variety of the preceding spe- 



Species 315. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania venusta. Mel. testa conico-ovatd, subobesd, 

 fuloo-olivaced, anfraclibiis quinque ad sex, super ue de- 

 cUvibus, interdum seriatim gemma tis, delude gibbosis ; 

 aperlurd ovald, fauce purpnreo-fuscd, columella su- 

 perrie cal/ositale munitd, it/feme contorto-reflexd, ad 

 basin sitbcaua/iculatd. 



The phetty Melania. Shell conically ovate, rather 

 stout, fulvous-olive, whorls five to six, sloping at the 

 upper part, sometimes encircled with rows of beads, 

 then gibbous ; aperture ovate, purple-brown within, 

 columella furnished at the upper part with a callosity, 

 twistedly reflected at the lower, slightly channelled at 

 the base. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. viii. pi. 6. f. 52. 



Hab. Alabama. 



The specimen figured in our Plate is a smooth variety 



of the species ; sometimes it is encircled round the upper 



part with one or two rows of beads. 



fulvo-olivaced, nigricante-fusco obscure fascia td, anfrac- 

 tibus quinque ad sex, ad marginem tumidiusculis, un- 

 dique creberrime lineari-liratis et sulcatis ; aperlurd 

 oblougo-ovatd, columella subcallosd, arcuatd, ad basin 

 sinuato-effasd. 



The impressed Melania. Shell ovate, rather stout, 

 fulvous-olive, obscurely banded with black-brown, 

 whorls five to six, rather swollen at the margin, very 

 closely linearly ridged and grooved throughout ; aper- 

 ture oblong-ovate, columella rather callous, arched, 

 sinuately effused at the base. 



Lea, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



An extremely characteristic species, the surface being 

 engraved throughout with close-set linear grooves and 

 ridges. 



Species 316. (Mus. Cuming.) 

 Melania impkessa. Mel. testa ovatd, subquadratd, 



Species 317. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania valida. Mel. testa elongato-conicd, olivacea, 

 anfractibus septan, ad novem, declivi-p/auis, iuferni 

 angulatis ; aperturd parvd, ovatd, utrinque atlenuata, 

 columella contorto-incurvd, ad basin canaliculatd. 



The strong Melania. Shell elongately conical, olive, 

 whorls seven to nine, slopingly flat, angled round 

 the lower part ; aperture small, ovate, attenuated at 

 each end, columella twistedly incurved, channelled at 

 at the base. 



Anthony, Pro. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, p. 59. 



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



Of rather elongated growth, each whorl being slightly 

 angled and impressed at the lower part next the suture. 



