M E L A N I A 



Plate XLVII. 



Species 346. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania elegantula. Mel. testa subfusiformi-ovatd, 



virescente-olivaced, laevigata, anfractibus quinque ad 

 sex, superne tumidis, obtuse angnlatis, deinde convexo- 

 planatis ; aperturd oblnugo-ovatd, ad basin effuso-pro- 

 ductd. 



The elegant Melania. Shell somewhat fusiformly 

 ovate, greenish-olive, smooth, whorls five to six, 

 swollen round the upper part, obtusely angled, then 

 convexly flattened ; aperture oblong-ovate, effusely 

 produced at the base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 103. 

 pi. 3. f. 2. 



Hab. Kentucky, United States. 



Chiefly distinguished by an obtusely angled shoulder 

 round the upper part of the whorls. 



Species 347. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania kiiombica. Mel. testa acute coined, medio 

 gibboso-cariiiatd, limdo-alivaced, ad suturas pallida, 

 anfractibus quinque ad sex, versus apicem quadricari- 

 natis, cariiiis cito evanidis ; aperturd ovatd, ad basin 

 effusd. 



The ehombic Melania. Shell sharply conical, gib- 

 bously keeled round the middle, livid-olive, pale at 

 the sutures, whorls five to six, encircled towards the 

 apex with four keels, which soon disappear ; aperture 

 ovate, effused at the base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 110. 

 pi. 3. f. 16. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



In this very characteristic species the keel which en- 

 compasses the swollen periphery of the whorls remains, 

 while the rest quickly disappear. 



Species 348. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania nucleola. Mel. testa obeso-ovatd, fluvescente- 

 olwaced, fusco bifasciatd, anfractibus perpaucis, Iam- 

 bus, super ue obtuse tumidis ; aperturd rotundato-ovatd, 

 paruiu obtusd. 



The little kernel Melania. Shell stoutly ovate, 

 yellowish-olive, encircled with two brown bauds, 

 whorls very few, smooth, obtusely swollen round the 



upper part ; aperture rotundately ovate, but little 



effused. 

 Anthony, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 

 Hab. United States. 



A compactly convoluted round-shouldered shell, com- 

 posed of only three to four whorls. 



Fig. 349. (Mus. Cuming.) 



The shell here figured proves to be an eroded immature 

 specimen of M. impressa, given at PI. XLIII. Sp. 316. 



Species 350. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania ebenum. Mel. testa ovatd, nigricante-castaned, 



anfractibus quatuor, Iambus vet obscure stria/ is, su- 

 perne declivibus, delude rotundatis ; aperturd ovatd, 

 parviusculd, ad basin subeffusd, fauce fuscescente. 



The ebony Melania. Shell ovate, dark-chestnut, 

 wdiorls four, smooth or obscurely striated, sloping 

 round the upper part, then rounded ; aperture ovate, 

 rather small, a little effused at the base, brownish 

 within. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. viii. pi. 5. f. 7. 



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



A dark chestnut-stained shell, of very simple character, 



composed of only four whorls. 



Species 351. (Mus. Cuming.) 



Melania iostoma. Mel. testa obeso-conicd, violaceo-ui- 

 gricaute, ad suturas adustis, anfractibus sex, lavibus, 

 longitudiualiter dense undato-striatis, ultimo obtuse 

 angulato ; aperturd oblongo-ovatd, ad labrum sinuatd, 

 ad basin effusd, fauce intense violaceo-fitscd. 



The violet-mouth Melania. Shell stoutly conical, 

 violet-black, adust at the sutures, whorls six, smooth, 

 longitudinally densely wave-striated, last whorl ob- 

 tusely angled ; aperture oblong-ovate, sinuated at the 

 lip, effused at the base, interior dark violet-brown. 



Anthony, Pro. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1860, p. 62. 



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



An excellent species, distinguished by its conspicuously 

 developed strise of growth and uniform violet black-brown 

 colouring. 



November, 1860. 



