M E L A N I A. 



Plate LIII. 



Species 406. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania Haleiana. Mel. testa acuminato-turritd, pel- 

 lucido-olivaced, anfractibus octo ad novem, declivi-pla- 

 natis, (Watch bicarinatis, ultimo tricarinato ; aperturd 

 ovatd, parviusculd, ad basin paululum effusd. 



Hales' Melania. Shell acuminately turreted, transpa- 

 rent-olive, whorls eight to nine, slopingly flattened, 

 then encircled with two keels, last whorl three-keeled ; 

 aperture ovate, rather small, a little effused at the 

 base. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. x. pi. 9. f. 35. 



Hab. Alexandria, Louisiaua, United States. 



This specimen does not agree very well with Mr. Lea's 

 description and figure, but it may be a keeled variety of 

 the species. 



Species 407. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania tlsera. Mel. testa elongato-ovatd, subci/lin- 

 draced,flavescenle-olivaced, fasciis anyustis distantibus 

 rufo-fuscis cingulatd, anfractibus declioi-conoexis, pri- 

 mis panels prope suturam carinatis ; aperturd ovatd, 

 ad basin anguste effusd, columella tenue reflexd, sub- 

 proditctd. 



The delicate Melania. Shell elongately ovate, sub- 

 cylindrical, yellowish-olive, encircled with narrow 

 distant red-brown bauds, whorls slopingly convex, 

 the first few keeled next the suture ; aperture ovate, 

 narrowly effused at the base, columella thinly re- 

 flected, rather produced. 



Anthony, MS. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



Chiefly distinguished by its encircling pattern of red- 

 brown linear bands upon a pale yellowish-olive ground. 



Species 408. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania eximia. Mel. testa pyramidali-conoided, sub- 

 obesd, livido-virente, prope suturas ftavescente, spird 

 acutissimd, anfractibus septem ad octo, concavo-decli- 

 vibus, delude acutissime carinatis, ultimo quadricari- 

 nato ; aperturd ovatd, fauce fasciis duabus fuscis dis- 

 tantibus picld, columella ad basin rejlexo-effusd. 



The choice Melania. Shell pyramidally conoid, rather 

 stout, livid-green, yellowish next the sutures, spire 

 very sharp, whorls seven to eight, concavely sloping, 



then very sharply keeled, last wborl four-keeled 

 aperture ovate, interior marked with two distant 

 brown bands, columella reflectedly effused at the 

 base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 1U7. 

 pi. 3. f. 7. 



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



A strongly-marked livid-olive shell, encircled with fine 

 wiry keels of a paler hue. 



Species 409. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania Auricul.eformis. Mel. testa cylindraceo- 

 ovaid,fuscescente-olivaced, anfractibus panels, ultimo 

 iiiulto majore, lavibus vel longitudinaliter plicalo-slria- 

 tis ; aperturd oblongo-ovald, columella subcallosd, ad 

 basin arcuato-rotundatd. 



The Auricula-shaped Melania. Shell cylindrically 

 ovate, fuscous-olive, whorls few, the last much the 

 larger, smooth, or longitudiually plicately striated ; 

 aperture oblong-ovate, columella rather callous, arcu- 

 ately rounded at the base. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. x. pi. 9. f. 39. 



Hab. Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. 



A simple ovate shell, of few whorls, the last being largely 

 oblong in proportion. 



Species 410. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania inflata. Mel. testa ovatd, in medio ventricosd 

 et obtuse carinatd,flavescente-olivaced, anfractibus pan- 

 els, declivi-convexis ; aperturd subampld, columella 

 tenue reflexd, ad basin attenuato-productd. 



The inflated Melania. Shell ovate, ventricose and 

 obtusely keeled in the middle, yellowish-olive, whorls 

 few, slopingly convex ; aperture rather large, colu- 

 mella thinly reflected, attenuately produced at the 

 base. 



Haldejian, MS. in Mus. Anthony. 



Hab. Southern United States. 



A shell of apparently few whorls, of which the last is 

 rather large and ventricose, faiutly keeled at the periphery. 



Species 411. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania grossa. Mel. testa obeso-fusiformi, crassd,fla- 

 vescenle-olivaced, spird acuta, anfractibus septem, pri- 



April, 1861. 



