MELANIA.— Plate LIII. 



mis anguslis, arcuato-plicatis, ultimo lavigato, rotun- 

 dato ; aperturd oblougo-ovatd, columella ad basin cou- 

 torto-ejfusd. 



The stout Melania. Shell stoutly fusiform, thick, yel- 

 lowish-olive, spire sharp, whorls seven, the first nar- 

 row, arcuately plicated, the last smooth, rounded ; 

 aperture oblong-ovate, columella twistedly effused at 

 the base. 



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



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



A shell of stout growth, curiously arcuately plicated 

 round the upper edge of the whorls. 



Species 412. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania Nassula. Mel. testa acuminato-iurritd, fulvo- 

 olivaced, anfractibus octo ad novem, conrexis, liris spi- 

 ralibns costisque plicatis arcuatis undique clatliratis ; 

 aperturd ovaid, ad basin parum eff/isd. 



The Nassa-like Melania. Shell acuminately turreted, 

 fulvous-olive, whorls eight to nine, convex, latticed 

 throughout with spiral ridges and arched plicate 

 ribs ; aperture ovate, but little effused at the base. 



Conrad, Freshwater Shells, pi. 8. f. 9. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



Latticed throughout with well-sculptured ribs and 

 ridges. 



Species 413. (Mus. Anthouy.) 



Melania ckistata. Mel. testa abbrevialo-turritd, cris- 

 tatd,fulvo-olivaced, spird brevi, subimmersd, anfracti- 

 bus quatuor ad quinque, superne marginatis, medio ca- 

 rinatis, suluris canaliculatis ,• aperturd subampld, co- 

 lumella tenue rejlexd, ad basin paululum effusd. 



The crested Melania. Shell shortly turreted, thick, 

 fulvous-olive, spire short, rather immersed, whorls 

 four to five, edged round the upper part, keeled round 

 the middle, sutures channelled ; aperture rather large, 

 columella thinly reflected, a little effused at the 

 base. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 108. 



pi. 3. f. 8. 

 Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A curious, shortly turreted shell, with the spire so far 

 immersed as to make the sutures narrowly channelled. 



Species 414. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania plebejus. Mel. testa ovato-couoided, fusco- 

 olivaced, anfractibus panels, declivi-planis, lavibus, 

 ultimo medio obtuse carinato ; aperturd trigono-ovatd, 

 ad basin rotundatd, columella appresse incurvd. 



The plebeian Melania. Shell ovately conoid, fuscous- 

 olive, whorls few, slopingly flattened, smooth, the 

 last obtusely keeled round the middle ; aperture tri- 

 angularly ovate, rounded at the base, columella ap- 

 pressly incurved. 



Anthony, Pro. Boston, Soc. Nat. Hist. 1851. 



Hab. Arkansas, United States. 



A smooth conical shell, obtusely keeled round the mid- 

 dle, rotundately appressed at the base. 



Species 415. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania ftjscocincta. Mel. testa abbremalo-comcd, 

 obesd, fulvo-olivaced, fascia lata putpureo-f used cingu- 

 lii hi, spird brevi, anfractibus quatuor, convexo-declivi- 

 bus, Itevigatis ; aperturd ovatd, columella brevi, tenue 

 rejlexd. 



The brown -belted Melania. Shell shortly conical, 

 stout, fulvous-olive, encircled with a broad purple- 

 brown band, spire short, whorls four, convexly slo- 

 ping, smooth ; aperture ovate, columella short, thinly 

 reflected. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, 1854, p. 120. 

 pi. 3. f. 20. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A short, stout, somewhat Trochiform shell, encircled with 

 a very characteristic broad brown band upon a yellowish 

 ground. 



