GLESSULA. 385 



Stenogyra {Glesstda) vadalica, Nevill, Hand List, i, 1878, p. 168. 

 Gkssitla vadalica, Pfeiffer & Olessin, Nomencl. Helic. Viv. 1881, 



p. .'531; Beddoiue, Proc. Malac. Soc. Londou, vii, 1906, p. 162; 



Pilsbry, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1908, p. 64, pi. 9, fig. 11, 



Original description : — "A. testa turrito-elongata, striatula, 

 soliclula, polita, traiiHliicente, luteo-cornea ; spira versus apicem 

 convexiusculo-turrita, apice obtusiusculo, sutura impressa; an- 

 fractibus 11, convexis, brevibus, siipet-ioribus costulato-striatis ; 

 ultimo subtus I'otundato, i longitudinis vix gequaute; apertura 

 vix obliqua, elliptico-ovata, margiiiibus callo junctis, columellari 

 leviter arcuato, albido, oblique truncato, dextro basalique tenuibus. 



" Lono;. 34, diam. 9 mill. Apert., long. 8, lat. 5 mill." (Benson.) 



Hah. India : A¥adale, near Ahraednuggar (Fairhank). 



" The convex sides of the upper part of the spire, the shorter 

 whorls, with the sculpture and polish of this shell, distinguish it 

 as well from the Nilgiri A. perrotteti as from the neighbouring 

 A. notii/ena, which has an attenuate spire and costulate sculpture 

 in all the whorls." (Benson.) 



In addition to the above differentiating characters, the last 

 whorl of vadalica is more tumid at the base, while in perrotteti it 

 is more sloping towards the columella. 



351. Glessula tamulica, Blanford. 



Achafina taviidica, Blanford, J. A. S. B. xxx, 1861, p. 362; 



Pfeifter, IMon. Helic Viv. vi, 1868, p. 232. 

 Achatina (E/ectra) tamulica, Hanley Sc Theobald, Conch. Ind. 



1870, pi. 17, fio-. 9. 

 Stenor/yra (Glessula) tamtdica, Xevill, Hand List, i. 1878, p. 108. 

 Stenogyra (SubuUna) tamulica, Pfeiffev & Clessiu, Nomencl. Ilelir. 



Viv.' 1881, p. 326. 

 Glessula tamnlica, Beddome, Proc. Malac. Soc. London, vii, 1906, 



p. 162 ; Pil,-:^bry, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1908, p. 64, pi. 9, 



fig. 12. 



Original description : — " Testa turrita, tenuis, pellucida, nitida, 

 cornea, striatula ; spira regulariter attenuata, apice obtusa ; 

 aufr. 10 convexi, ultimus i longitudinis paulo superans, rotuu- 

 datus ; columella valde arcuata, oblique truncata. Apertura 

 parum obliqua, subovalis ; peristoma simplex, tenue, marginibus 

 callo tenuissimo junctis. 



"Long. 20, diam. 6 mm. Ap. 5| alta, 3 lata." (Blanfo'rd.) 



Hah. India : Cullagoody, near Trichinopoli (Blanford). 



" Near shiplayi, Pfr., but distinguished by the smaller number 

 of whorls, more obtuse apex, etc."' (Blanford.) 



Beddome states that Blanford's types, his own specimens 

 received from him, and all other specimens he has seen are not 

 mature, the lip being quite fragile, and he considers it very near 

 vadalica, having all the appearance of being the young of that 

 species. 



While agreeing with Beddome that its affinity is with vadalica, 

 rather than with shiplayi, I do not think tamulica can be the 



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