MELANIA —Plate LV. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. viii. pi. G. f. 37. 

 Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



Sculptured throughout with rather close-set spiral ridges, 

 crossed with rather distant oblique arched folds, which 

 gradually fade away towards the aperture. 



Species 431. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania baculum. Mel. testa turritd, fulvescente- 

 olivaced, anfractibus octo ad uovem, convexo-planatis, 

 obscure Uratis et arcuato-plicatis ; aperturd parvd, 

 columella tenae reflexd. 



The staff Melania. Shell turreted, fulvous-olive, 

 whorls eight to nine, convexly flattened, obscurely 

 ridged and arcuately plicated ; aperture small, colu- 

 mella thinly reflected. 



Anthony, MS. 



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



The characters of this species are not unlike those of 

 the preceding, except that they are very obscure and irre- 



"ular. 



Species 432. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania Poremani. Mel. testa obeso-subulatd solidius- 

 culd, fulvo-olivaced, anfractibus octo, superne concavis, 

 delude nitide gemmato-carinatis ; aperturd subanguste 

 ovatd, labro sinuato, columella contorto-appressd et 

 recurvd. 



Foreman's Melania. Shell stoutly subulate, rather 

 solid, fulvous-olive, whorls eight, concave round the 

 upper part, then neatly gemmately keeled ; aperture 

 rather narrowly ovate, lip sinuated, columella twis- 

 tedly appressed and recurved. 



Lea, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A very characteristic species, both as regards form and 

 sculpture. 



Species 433. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania grata. Mel. testa ovalo-subulari, flavescente- 

 olivaced, fasciis fusco-virentibus undique cingulatd, an- 

 fractibus octo ad novem, coiwexis, lavibus ; aperturd 

 oblongo-ovatd, parviusculd, ad basin subeffusd. 



The welcome Melania. Shell ovately subular, yel- 



lowish-olive, encircled throughout with fuscous-green 

 bands, whorls eight to nine, convex, smooth ; aper- 

 ture oblong-ovate, rather small, a little effused at the 

 base. 

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

 Hab. Alabama, United States. 



" Is it not pretty ?" writes Mr. Anthony on the ticket 

 enclosed in his box of nearly a dozen specimens of this 

 charming species, all of which are gaily green-banded 

 throughout upon a bright golden-olive ground. 



Species 434. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania livida. Mel. testa pyramidali-subulari, sor- 

 dide livido-olivaced, ad suturas albidd, anfractibus 

 decern, concavo-declivibus, primis perpaucis carinatis, 

 ultimo ad basin angulato et carinato ; aperturd rliom- 

 boided, columella contorto-appressd et recurvd. 



The livid Melania. Shell pyramidally subular, dark 

 livid-olive, whitish at the sutures, whorls ten, con- 

 cavely sloping, first few whorls keeled, last whorl 

 angled and keeled at the base ; aperture rhomboid, 

 columella twistedly appressed and recurved. 



Melania varicosa, Ward (not of Trosehel). 



Hab. Ohio, United States. 



Very closely allied to M. elevata, Say. 



Species 435. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania uncialis. Mel. testa acuminato-turritd,flaves- 

 cente-olivaced, fasciis duabus fusco-virentibus latis 

 distanlibus cingulatd, anfractibus octo ad novem, plano- 

 convexis, interdum lavibus, interdum obscure Uratis, 

 anfractibus primis validissime bicarinatis ; aperturd 

 ovatd, subeffusd. 



The inch Melania. Shell acuminately turreted, yel- 

 lowish-olive, encircled with two broad distant fuscous- 

 green bands, whorls eight to nine, flatly convex, 

 sometimes smooth, sometimes obscurely ridged, the 

 first whorls very strongly two-keeled ; aperture ovate, 

 a little effused. 



Haldeman, MS. in Mus. Anthony. 



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



Curiously distinguished by the very prominent screw- 

 like structure of the keels on the earlier whorls, although 

 they are sometimes but little developed. 



