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pi. 21, f. 1 to 5 ; pi. 24, f. 2. — Lam. (ed. Desh.) Anim. s. 

 Vert. vol. viii. p. 31. — C. Pfeif. Deutsch. Land und Slissw. 

 Moll. pt. 4, p. 25, pi. 2, f. 9. — Rossmassl. Iconog. Land und 

 Sussw. Moll. pt. 1, p. 54, f. 1, 2, 79. — Sowerby, Conch. 

 Man f. 268. — Chemn. (ed. KUst.) Helix, pi. 5, f. 5, 6. — 

 L. Pfeif. Monog. Helic. vol. i. p. 234. 

 Cochlea pomatia Da Costa, Brit. Conch, p. 67, pi. 4, f. 14. 

 Ccenatoria „ Held, Isis, 1837, p. 910. 



Helicogena „ Hartm. Erd und Slissw. Gast. pt. 1, p. 98, pi. 29, 30, 35. 

 (Monstrosities), Muller, Verm. pt. 2, p. 113 (H. pomaria and H. scalaris). — 

 Born, Mus. Caes. Vind. pi. 13, f. 21, 22.— Chemn. Conch, f. 

 908, 909, 910, 1139.— Drafar. Moll. France, pi. 5, f. 21 , 

 22.— C. Pfeif. Deutsch. Moll. pt. 3, pi. 2, f. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9.— 

 Ferus. Hist. Moll. pi. 21, f. 7, 8, 9. 



Shell large, globose, solid, with coarse longitudinal 

 wrinkles, and very minute and spiral striulae, that are 

 generally distinct on the upper turns, and obsolete below, 

 whitish or pale tawny, with not clearly defined spiral 

 rufous or tawny bands (usually three broadish and a 

 narrower sutural zone upon the body-whorls, the two 

 upper of which are visible upon the penult whorl). Spire 

 rarely more than one-third the length of the body, which 

 is of considerable magnitude ; apex blunt. Volutions 

 five, moderately convex ; suture distinct, generally oblique. 

 Aperture lunate-oval, or of a short and somewhat curved 

 pear-shape, higher than broad, more than equal in width 

 to half the total diameter, white except at the margin, 

 where it is brownish or of a pale liver-colour ; columella 

 arcuated. Peristome thickened, dilated and callous upon 

 the columella, so as to partially conceal the umbilicus; 

 diameter nearly two inches. 



The animal is of a general brownish-grey, speckled 

 with whitish and brown granulations. This snail is pre- 

 eminently termed " edible," not because it is better for 

 cooking than its allies, but on account of its having been 

 more sought after as food, its large size attracting the lovers 



