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“var. major, Nevill, 20 x 8 mm. anfr. 9.” Besides its much 
larger size, it differs in many respects from typical pyramis in the 
general shape of the spire, the convexity of the whorls, and the 
form of the columellar margin, which is more curved and stronger 
than in pyramis, and I therefore name it G. ponsiensis. Since 
writing the above I have received from the Indian Museum the 
specimens which Nevill dealt with, and have compared them 
with typical specimens of G. pyramis from Teria Ghat, and drawn 
the apex of both. There is no doubt the Ponsi shell is quite distinct, 
and has no connection with pyramis whatever, 
Description of the living animal made in my Field Book of one 
taken at Teria Ghat is ‘‘ 0°35" long, almost colourless, the eye- 
tentacles only dark coloured, a black line extending from the base 
of each along the upper side of the neck (this, of course, is the 
line of the retractor muscle), foot short.” 
GLEssULA HANLEYI, n. sp. No. 3547 B.M. (Plate CLXII. 
fig. 16.) 
Locality. North Khasi. Type (Godwin-Austen). 
Shell elongate; sculpture: few and distant extremely fine strie ; 
colour pale ochraceous; spire high, sides with slight convexity, 
apex blunt ; suture well impressed; whorls 8, side flatly convex ; 
aperture narrow ; peristome outer lip thickened ; columellar margin 
vertical, strong, sinuate. 
Size: maj. diam. 4°75; length 12 mm. 
This shell was seen by Mr. Sylvanus Hanley, after whom I 
name it; he returned it to me undetermined. It is a single shell, 
but having a history I am constrained to distinguish it, as I cannot 
find anything like it. I at first placed it with @. barakensis. 
GLEssULA soLIDA, n. sp. No, 3548.B.M. (Plate CLXII. fig. 8.) 
Locality. North Khasi Hills and valley east of Cherra Poonjee 
(Godwin-Ausien). 
Shell oblong conoid, short, solid; sculpture: distant, irregular, 
fine striation ; colour ochraceous; spire elongately conoid, sides 
convex; suture well impressed ; whorls 6, sides convex ; aperture 
ovate, vertical; peristome outer lip very thickened; columellar 
margin short, convex, well truncated. 
Size: maj. diam. 4:0; length 8-0 mm. 
On finding this shell I considered it to be the same as Benson’s 
orobia, of Darjiling, but it was not at the time compared with 
typical specimens. I find now it is very much smaller, very 
different in its shape and proportions, the side of the spire being 
much more convex than in the Darjiling shells, with which I have 
compared it, in the Hy. Blanford collection (No. 17. 9.iii.15 B.M.). 
(Plate CLXII, fig. 6.) 
