MELANU. 



Plate LVII. 



Species 446. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania pumila. Mel. testa obtuse ovatd, ftavescente- 

 olivacea, virenfe-fusco bifasciatd, anfraclibus quinque, 

 convexis, lavibus ; aperturd oblougo-ovatd, labro si- 

 nuato, columella ad basin contorto-canalicnlatH. 



The dwarfish Melania. Shell obtusely ovate, yellow- 

 ish-olive, encircled with two greenish-brown bands, 

 whorls five, convex, smooth ; aperture oblong-ovate, 

 lip sinuated, columella twistedly channelled at the 

 base. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. x. pi. 9. f. 36. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



A short, obtusely ovate, banded shell, rather more than 

 usually twistedly channelled at the base. 



Species 447. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania undosa. Mel. testa obtuse ovatd, fulvo-otiva- 

 ced, spird brevi, subimmersd, anfraclibus quatuor, su- 

 perue rotundatis et rude undatis ; aperturd ovatd, sub- 

 ainpld, columella subcallosal. 



The waved Melania. She'll obtusely ovate, fulvous- 

 olive, spire short, a little immersed, whorls four, 

 rounded and rudely waved round the upper part ; 

 aperture ovate, rather large, columella rather callous. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, p. 124. pi. 3. 

 f. 25. 



Hab. Kentucky, United States. 



An obtuse, rudely-waved, round-shouldered shell, with 

 a very small spire. 



Species 418. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania ovalis. Mel. testa cijlindraceo-ovatd, solidius- 

 culd, fulvo-olivaced, interdum virente fasciatd, spird 

 parvd, oblusd, anfraclibus quinque, convexis, undique 

 valide spiraliter liratis ; aperturd subanguste ovatd, 

 ad basin afteunato-ejf'usd. 



The oval Melania. Shell cylindrically ovate, rather 

 solid, fulvous-olive, sometimes green-banded, spire 

 small, obtuse, whorls five, convex, strongly spirally 

 ridged throughout ; aperture rather narrowly ovate, 

 attenuately effused at the base. 



Lea, MS. in Mus. Cuming. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



Of an obtuse, cylindrically-ovate form, very regularly 

 encircled throughout with equidistant ridges. 



Species 449. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania sordida. Mel. testa fusiform! -ovatd, solidius- 

 culd, virente-olivaced, aufractibus panels, declivi-con- 

 vexis, lavibns, ultimo obtuse augulato ; aperturd ovatd, 

 labro sinuato, columella ad basin contorto-effusd. 



The mean Melania. Shell fusiformly ovate, rather 

 solid, greenish-olive, whorls few, slopingly convex, 

 smooth, last whorl obtusely angled; aperture ovate, 

 lip sinuated, columella twistedly effused at the base. 



Lea, Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. vol. viii. pi. 5. f. 15. 



Hub. Alabama, United States. 



A smooth, greenish -olive, somewhat fusiformly ovate 

 shell. 



Species 450. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania plena. Mel. testa conico-ovatd, sotidd, virente- 

 olivaced, varie fasciatd, spird obtusd, aufractibus pau- 

 cis, declivi-con vexis, hie illic rude varicosis ; aperturd 

 rliomboided, ad basin attenuato-canaliculald, columella 

 recta. 



The plump Melania. Shell conically ovate, solid, 

 greenish-olive, variously banded, spire obtuse, whorls 

 few, slopingly convex, here and there rudely vari- 

 cose ; aperture rhomboid, attenuately channelled at 

 the base, columella straight. 



Anthony, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, p. 121. pi. 3. 

 f. 21. 



Hab. Alabama, United States. 



Distinguished by the recurrence of a few obscure va- 

 rices, and by an attenuately channelled base. 



Species 451. (Mus. Anthony.) 



Melania gravida. Mel. testa conico-ovatd, solidd, jla- 

 vescente-olivaced, aufractibus quinque ad sex, ad su- 

 turas subimpressis, deinde plauo-convexis, lacibus ; 

 aperturd ovatd, columella tenue refiexd. 



The heavy Melania. Shell conically ovate, solid, yel- 

 lowish-olive, whorls five to six, slightly appressed at. 

 the sutures, then flatly convex, smooth ; aperture 

 ovate, columella thinly reflected. 



May, 1861. 



