MELANIA.— Plate L. 



pale-yellowish colour, with the whorls longitudinally pli- 

 cately ribbed. 



Species 381. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania casta. Mel. testa sulpyramdali-omtd, pallide 

 ol'waced vel straminea, anfractibus plano-decliviius, 

 ultimo infra medium cariuis cingulato ; aperturd ob- 

 longo-ovatd, ad basin subanguste effusd. 



The chaste Melania. Shell somewhat pyramidally 

 ovate, pale-olive or straw-colour, whorls flatly sloping, 

 last whorl encircled with keels below the middle ; 

 aperture oblong-ovate, rather narrowly effused at the 

 base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 100. 

 pi. 3. f. 10. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



Of a rather narrow pyramidally-conoid growth, with 

 the whorls flatly sloping and smooth above the middle, 

 but encircled with equidistant keels below it. 



Species 382. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania planogyra. Mel. testa pyramidali-turrita, 

 fulvo-olivaced, fascia castaned angnstu prope suturas 

 cingulatd, anfractibus octo ad novem, leevigalis, con- 

 cavis, delude carinatis ; aperturd trapezoided ', brevi, 

 labro sinuato, columella contorto-reflexd. 



The flatly-coiled Melania. Shell pyramidally tur- 

 reted, fulvous-olive, encircled near the sutures with a 

 narrow chestnut band, whorls eight to nine, smooth, 

 concave, then keeled ; aperture trapezoid, short, lip 

 sinuated, columella twistedly reflected. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1S54, p. 111. 

 pi. 3. f. 11. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A fine strongly turreted shell, with the whorls concavely 

 excavated in the middle, then keeled. It is of a delicate 

 fulvous olive-colour, encircled just above the keel with a 

 faint narrow chestnut band. 



Species 383. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania gekmana. Mel. testa obeso-conoided, subeeu/ri- 

 cosd, livido-olioaced, inius purpurascenle, anfractibus 

 quinque, longitudinaliter corrugato-slriatis, lavibus ; 

 aperturd ovatd, subampld, ad basin parum effusd. 



The allied Melania. Shell stoutly conoid, somewhat 



ventricose, livid-olive, purplish within, whorls five, 

 longitudinally wrinkle-striated, smooth ; aperture 

 ovate, rather large, but little effused at the base. 



Anthony, Pro. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1860, p. 61. 



Hab. Catawba River, Alabama, United States. 



A short swollen shell, the last whorl being much larger 

 in proportion to the others than usual. Externally it is 

 of a dark livid-olive; internally the aperture is stained 

 with a characteristic purple-red. 



Species 384. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania opaca. Mel. testa ovato-conoided, subventricosd, 

 ustulato-olivaced, ad suturas pallida, ad basin viridi, 

 anfractibus quinque, declivi-convexis, ultimo ad peri- 

 pheriam obtuse angulalo ; aperlurd ovatd, subampld, 

 columella conspicue livido-purpured, tenue refexd. 



The opaque Melania. Shell ovately conoid, somewhat 

 ventricose, burnt-olive, pale at the sutures, green at 

 the base, whorls five, slopingly convex, last whorl ob- 

 tusely angled at the periphery ; aperture ovate, 

 rather large, columella conspicuously livid-purple, 

 thinly reflected. 



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

 58. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



The colour of this species is very characteristic. The 

 whorls are burnt-brown above, pale at the sutures, and 

 they are green below, whilst the columella is richly stained 

 with livid-purple. 



Species 385. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania excavata. Mel. testa obeso-turritd, fusro- 

 olivaced, anfractibus rude excavatis, delude tumido- 

 carinatis ; aperturd parviusruld, columella callosd, 

 livido-purpureo tincld. 



The excavated Melania. Shell stoutly turreted, fus- 

 cous-olive, whorls rudely excavated, then tumidly 

 keeled ; aperture rather small, columella callous, 

 stained with livid-purple. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 99. 

 pi. 2. f. 18. 



Hub. Alabama, United States. 



The columella of this species is stained with deep livid- 

 purple, like the preceding, but the shell is thick and closely 

 turreted, with the whorls rudely excavated. 



