GLESSULA. 405- 



Hah. Ceylon (Lai/ard, H. Xevill) ; Kandy (&'. XevUl). 



G. nitens has a broader base and a shorter cohiinella than 

 G. pancetha. A shell in the JJeddome collection has 7| whorls 

 and niea.sures : length 15*5 mm., diameter 8 mm. 



In the J3eddome collection I also found four shells labelled 

 G. serena, but tiiey are undoubtedly G. nitens. Their measurements- 

 are as follows : — 



Tg whorls, len<;th 18-5 mm., diam. 8'o mm. 

 SJ- ,, ,, 20-O mm., „ 9-5 mm. 



The Cuming collection comprises some shells — no habitat 

 recorded — which possess 7^ whorls and measure 18x7"5 mm.; 

 they were labelled hoteUus by Beddome, but I do not accept this- 

 identification. Some slieils, from Hinidun, presented to the 

 British Museum by Mr. H. B. Preston, are pale corneous; these 

 consist of G wliorls and measure ll"ox5'5. 



381. Glessiila fulgens, Pfeiffer. 



Achatum fu/r/e?is, Pfeiffer, Malak. Blatt. v, 1858, p. 1^38; ibicl.^ 

 P. Z. S.'l8o9, p. 27 ; ibid., Mon. Helic. Viv. vi, 1808, p. 225. 



Glessida fuh/ens, Pfeiffer & Clessin. Noinencl. Helic. Viv. 1881, 

 p. 330 ; Pilsbry, Man. Conch, ser. 2, xx, 1909, p. 101. 



Original descrij^tion : — " T. oblongo-ovata, solidula, laevigata, 

 pellucida, uitida, corneo-fulva ; spira ovato-coniea, apice obtusula : 

 anfr. 6 couvexiusculi, ad suturain anguste marginatam striatuli, 

 ultimus I lon,<;itudinis subaequans, basi rotuudatus ; columella 

 perarcuata, albo-callosa, oblique sublate truncata ; apertura 

 verticalis, sinuato-elliptica ; perist. rectum, obtusum. 



*' Long. 12-1, diam. 5| mill. Ap. 5.^ mill, longa, 3 lata." 

 (Pfeiffer.) 



Hab. Ceylon : Hinidun (Preston). 



This species, the habitat of which has hitherto remained 



Fig. 127. — Glessulafi'.lgens. ?. 



unknown, is allied to G. nitens. Xever having been illustrated, I 

 have thought it useful to add a figure of the type in the British 

 Museum. 



The late E. L. Layard presented some shells to the Bi'itish 

 Museum, which consist of l').\ whorls and measure 13'5 x G*2.5 mm. 



