MELANIA.— Plate LVI. 



The little pillar Melania. Shell subulately tur- 

 reted, fulvous-olive, whorls numerous, flatly convex, 

 obliquely plicately ribbed, ribs fading in the last 

 whorl ; aperture ovate, small, a little effused at the 

 base. 

 Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soe. vol. viii. pi. G. f. 33. 

 Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



The plaited sculpture of this species consists of ribs ter- 

 minating abruptly on the penultimate whorls. 



Species 442. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania elevata. Mel. testa acute pyramidali, pallide 

 fulvd, interdum obscure fasciatd, anfractibus decern, 

 primis panels acute carinatis, cceteris concavo-declivibns, 

 lavigalis, ultimo in/erne carinato; aperturd rhomboided, 

 labro siiiuato, columella contorlo-effusd superne pur- 

 pureo-tinctd. 



The elevated Melania. Shell sharply pyramidal, pale- 

 fulvous, sometimes obscurely banded, whorls ten, the 

 first few sharply keeled, the rest concavely sloping, 

 smooth, last whorl keeled round the lower part; 

 aperture rhomboid, lip sinuated, columella twistedly 

 effused, stained with purple at the upper part. 



Say, Journ. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, vol. ii. p. 176. 



Hah. Southern United States. 



This species has a very characteristic blotch of purple 

 on the upper part of the columella, but there are varie- 

 ties in which it is absent. 



Species 443. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania tenebrosa. Mel. testd ovatd, acute corded, 

 fulvo-brunned, ad suturis flweescente ; anfractibus quin- 

 que ad sex, declivibus, longitudinaliter plicatis, ultimo 

 medio angulato, inferne lavi; aperturd ovatd, ad 

 basin subattenuatd, columella ienne reflexd, purpurea. 



The dark Melania. Shell ovate, sharply conical, ful- 

 vous-brown, yellowish at the sutures, whorls five to 



six, sloping, longitudinally rudely plicated, last whorl 

 angled in the middle, smooth below ; aperture ovate, 

 rather attenuated at the base, columella thinly re- 

 flected, purple. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. viii. pi. 5. f. 26. 



Hab. Tennessee, United States. 



Distinguished by a peculiar fulvous and greenish-brown 



hue, with a purplish columella, the whorls being rudely 



plicated at the upper part. 



Species 444. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania Taitiana. Mel. testd attenuato-turritd, fus- 

 cescente-olivaced, bifaseiald, anfractibus sex ad sept em, 

 primis paucis carinatis, cateris lavibus ; aperturd 

 ovatd, ad basin subeffusd. 



Tait's Melania. Shell attenuately turreted, brownish, 

 olive, two-banded, whorls six to seven, the first few 

 keeled, the rest smooth ; aperture ovate, a little ef- 

 fused at the base. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. viii. pi. 5. f. 5. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A dark, obscurely banded shell, rather attenuately tur- 

 reted. 



Species 445. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania cubicoides. Mel. testd acute pgramidali- 

 conicd, olivaced, anfractibus quinque, plano-declivibus, 

 ultimo medio acute angidato-conico ; aperturd ovatd, 

 parum effusd. 



The die-like Melania. Shell sharply pyramidally 

 conical, olive, whorls five, flatly sloping, last whorl 

 sharply angularly keeled in the middle ; aperture 

 ovate, but little effused. 



Anthony, Pro. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 1860, p. 60. 



Hub. Indiana, United States. 



Chiefly distinguished by the sharp-pyramidal cone 

 which characterizes the spire. 



