MELANIA.— Plate LI. 



Species 391. (Mas. Anthony.) 

 Melania textilosa. Mel. testa, obeso-conoided, stramined, 

 spird acuminata, anfractibus septem, declivi-convewis, 

 corrugato-liratis et mallealis, hie illic nodulatis ; aper- 

 turd ovatd, ad basin subanguste effusd, columella cal- 

 losd. 

 The embroidered Melania. Shell stoutly conoid, 

 straw-coloured, spire acuminated, whorls seven, slo- 

 pingly convex, corrugately ridged and malleated, here 

 and there noduled ; aperture ovate, rather narrowly 

 effused at the base, columella callous. 

 Anthony, Aim. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 101. 



pi. 2. f. 20. 

 Hab. Georgia, United States. 



A solid straw-coloured shell, stout in the middle, sharply 

 acuminated towards the apex, obscurely sculptured with 

 noduled ridges, the interstices between which are malleated. 



Species 392. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania t^eniolata. Mel. testa pyramidali-conoided, 

 solidiusculd, fulvescente, nigro-viridi funiculatd, an- 

 fractibus sex ad septem, undique spiraliter costatis et 

 liratis; aperturd parvd, columella reflexd, ad basin ca- 

 naliculato-effusd. 



The filleted Melania. Shell pyramidally conoid, 

 rather solid, fulvous, corded with blackish-green, 

 whorls six to seven, spirally ribbed and ridged through- 

 out ; aperture small, columella reflected and caualicu- 

 lately effused at the base. 



Anthony, Pro. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1860, p. 59. 



Hah. Alabama, United States. 



Of a solid pyramidal form, conspicuously encircled with 

 sharply defined blackish-green cords upon a subtrans- 

 parent yellowish ground. 



Species 393. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania glandula. Mel. testa globoso-conoided, nigro- 

 olivaced, ad suturas pallida, spird attenuato-acuminatd, 

 anfractibus septem ad octo, angustis, lavibus ; aperturd 

 anguste ovatd, ad basin conlorto-canaliculatd. 



The acorn Melania. Shell globosely conoid, blackish- 

 olive, pale at the sutures, spire attenuately acumi- 

 nated, whorls seven to eight, narrow, smooth ; aper- 

 ture narrowly ovate, twistedly channelled at the base. 



Anthony', Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1S54, p. 123. 



Hab. Tennessee, United Stales. 



A dark globose bulbous-looking shell, with an attenu- 

 ately acuminated spire and twistedly channelled base. 



Species 394. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania hastata. Mel. testa cylindraceo-subulatd, ni- 

 gro-castaued, ad suturas pallida, anfractibus octo ad 

 novem, plano-tumidis, lavibus ; aperturd parviusculd, 

 intus purpurascente, labro sinuato, columella tenue 

 reflexd, ad basin emarginato-effusd. 



The spear-like Melania. Shell cylindrically subulate, 

 blackish-chestnut, pale at the sutures, whorls eight 

 to nine, flatly swollen, smooth ; aperture rather small, 

 purplish within, lip sinuated, columella thinly re- 

 flected, emarginately effused at the base. 



Anthony', Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1S54, p. 85. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A dark flatly swollen shell, with a dilately produced 

 sinuated lip, purplish in the interior. 



Species 395. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania abscida. Mel. testa ovatd, olivaced-fuscd, 

 crassd, laevigata, anfractibus plano-conve.vis, basin 

 versus trausversim liratis; aperturd subangustd, ad 

 basin cal/oso-canaliculatd. 



The decapitated Melania. Shell ovate, olive-brown, 

 thick, smooth, whorls flatly convex, transversely 

 ridged towards the base; aperture rather narrow, 

 callously channelled at the base. 



Anthony, Pro. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1860, p. 56. 



Hub. Alabama, United States. 



A short stout square-built shell, with all but the last 

 whorl aud a half entirely eroded. 



