M E L A N I A 



I'late L. 



Species 376. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melaxia ixteksita. Mel. testa ovalo-conoided, livescente- 

 olivaced, ad suturas pallida, anfractibus quinque, con- 

 vexo-declimbus, lavigatis, anfractu ultimo medio obso- 

 lete earinato ; aperturd ovatd, columella tenue reflexd. 



The intervening Melaxia. Shell ovately conoid, livid- 

 olive, pale at the sutures, whorls five, convexly slo- 

 ping, smooth, last whorl obsoletely keeled in the mid- 

 dle ; aperture ovate, columella thinly reflected. 



Haldeman, MS. in Mus. Anthony. 



Hah. Indiana, United States. 



A smooth conoid livid-olive shell, obsoletely keeled 

 round the last whorl, with the faintest possible indication 

 of keels on the second and third whorls. 



Species 377. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania torta. Mel. testa su&ulatd, ad basin ventrieosd, 

 fulvescente-olivaced, spird acuminata, anfractibus oeto 

 ad ?iovem,primis panel* tenue gemmato-carinatis, cate- 

 na Iambus; aperturd ovatd, mediocri, columella tenue 

 reflexd, carneo-tinctd. 



The twisted Melaxia. Shell subulate, ventricose at the 

 base, fulvous-olive, spire acuminated, whorls eight to 

 niue, the first few finely gemmately keeled, the rest 

 smooth ; aperture ovate, moderate, columella thickly 

 reflected, flesh-tinged. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. x. pi. 9. f. 30. 



Ilab. Tennessee, United States. 



A sharply acuminated shell, peculiarly rotundately 

 ventricose at the base, encircled towards the apex with fine 

 gemmate keels. 



Species 373. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melaxia ctjrvilabris. Mel. testa ovato-turritd, sub- 

 obesd, pallide olivaced, anfractibus sex, superne rude 

 tumidis, medio concaviusculis, undique concentria 

 ato-striatis ; aperturd subquadrato-ovald, columella ex- 

 curvato-incurvd, brevi, labro medio conspicue sinualo. 



The cdrved-lip Melania. Shell ovately turreted, 

 rather stout, pale-olive, whorls six, rudely swollen 

 round the upper part, rather concave in the mid- 

 dle, concentrically areuately striated throughout ; 

 aperture somewhat squarely ovate, columella exca- 



Marc 



vately incurved, short, lip conspicuously sinuated in 



the middle. 

 Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1S54, p. 102. 



pi. 3. f. 1 a, b. 

 Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



A rather solid, shortly turreted shell, in which the lines 

 of growth appear throughout in the form of concentric 

 arched striae; the lip at the margin of the aperture follow- 

 ing the same direction. 



Species 379. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania cinnamomea. Mel. testa ovato-conoided. cin- 

 namomeo-fuscd, zona angustd castaned ad suturas. 

 anfractibus sex ad septem, dee/lri-veiitricosls, longitu- 

 dinaliter corrugato-striatis, anfractu ultimo irregu- 

 lariter transversim rugato ; aperturd ovatd, ad basin 

 effusd. 



The cinnamon Melania. Shell ovately conoid, cin- 

 namon-brown, with a narrow chestnut zone at the 

 sutures, whorls six to seven, slopingly ventricose, 

 longitudinally wrinkle-striated, last whorl irregu- 

 larly transversely wrinkled ; aperture ovate, effused 

 at the base. 



Anthony, MS. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



An obese cinnamon-coloured shell, encircled by a nar- 

 row chestnut band at the sutures. The surface is sculp- 

 tured with longitudinal close-set stria; and transverse in- 

 terrupted keel-like wrinkles. 



Species 3S0. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melaxia dislocata. Mel. fe*ld ovato-turritd, flaves- 

 cente, anfractibus convexis, longitudinaliter p 

 costatis, costis versus basin obsoli tis ; aperturd ovatd, 

 parviusculd, ad basin vix ■ 



The displaced Melania. Shell ovately turreted, yel- 

 lowish, whorls couvex, longitudinally plicately ribbed, 

 ribs obsolete towards the base; aperture ovate, ra- 

 ther small, a little effused at the base. 



Eavexel, MS. in Mus. Anthony. 



Hab. Dan River, North Carolina, United States. 



The shell here figured is Ravenel's original type of this 

 species, from the collection of Mr. Anthony. It is of a 



1861. 



