22 VI VIP AR A. 



, Distinguished from V. suhpurpurea by hav- 

 ing six whorls, which are much narrower than 

 in that species. The spire is almost double 

 the length of that of suhpurpurea, and the 

 epidermis is lighter colored. 



8. VIVIPARA RUFA, Ealdeman, 



Hald., p. 3 of wrapper No. 3, t. 3, fig. 1. 

 Plate 12, fig. 12 (outline of deformed specimen.) 



Shell ovate-elongate, smooth, polished, 

 whorls 5, with well impressed sutures, apex 

 entire and acute. Green, with frequently 

 divided bands of red under the epidermis, 

 within red. 



Length 28, diam. 18 mill. 



Western New York to Wisconsin. Georgia ? 



This species may be distinguished from V. 

 decisa by its more polished surface and entire 

 apex, and more particularly by its interior 

 coloration. 



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