492 VAGiyULIDA\ 



Genus LEONARDIA. Tapparom Canefri. 



Leonardia, Tapparoue Canefri, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, sen 2, viii, 

 1889, p. 331. 



Type, L. nevllUana, Tapparone Canefri. 



llange. Burma. 



Animal resembling that of Vaijinidus. Body elliptical, depressed; 

 head retractile, lower tentacles scarcely bilobed ; mantle carinated 

 at the side, which ])osteriorly on the lower surface and near the 

 anal orifice exhibits an aperture, which is probably the female 

 genital orifice, differing in this respect from the species of the 

 allied genus Vaginulus. 



This genus, while in fact very nearly allied to Veiginulm, never- 

 theless presents important anatomical differences. The author 

 relates an interesting fact counnunicated to him by Signor Fea, 

 who collected two specimens. Upon being irritated the animal 

 stretched itself, becoming contorted, and ejected a reddish muci- 

 laginous liquid covering the dorsal surface. 



4S2. Leonardia nevilliana, Tajjparone Canefri 



'ifVeroniceUa, u. sp., Nevill, J. A. S. B. xlvi, 1877, p. 23. 



Leonardia nevilliuna, Tapparone Canefri, Ann. Mus. Civ. Genova, 

 ser. 2, vii, 1881), p. 332, pi. 8, figs. 1-3 (animal), pi. 7, figs. 1-5 

 (anatomy) ; Cockerell, The Conchologist, ii, 1893, p. 195. 



Original description: — " L. corpore elliptico-elongato, antice 

 subtruncato, postice subrotundato. Caput infra subalbidum, 

 superne nigresceus, tentaeulis pallidioribus. Pallium fusculum, 

 inferne pallidior, superne colore ad marginem precipue intensiore 

 et undique patina cinerea indutum ; obsolete rugosiusculum, 

 papillis minutis rubicundis irreguiariter sparsis ornatum, in medio 

 lineam lougitudiualem impressam gereus. Pes ochraceo-luteus, 

 Hnea impressa fuscula per longitudinem divisus et undique lineis 

 incisis minutis frequentissimis transversis exaratus." {Tajiparone 

 Canefri.) 



Long. 98, lat, 40 mm. (Larger spirit-specimen.) 

 Long. 90, lat. 31 mm. (Smaller spirit-specimen.) 

 Hah. Burma : Catcin-C'auri Hill, East of Bhamo {Fea) ; 

 ? China : Ponsee, Yunnan {Anderson). 



The body of this large mollusc is of an elongated elliptical form, 

 souiewhat truncate anteriorly and regularly curved posteriorly. 

 The head, whitish below, becomes more or less blackish above, 

 but the tentacles are invariably somewhat paler and oceasionallv 

 nmy be slightly reddish. 



The mantle is distinguished from the foot by a yellowish-brown 

 tint and is variously variegated in living specimens, paler at the 

 inferior lateral portion, becoming darker above, especially near 

 the margin. A shghtly impressed line runs along the middle'of the 



