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STROBILA, Morse. 

 1. Strobila labyrinthica, Say. 



Plate 4, figure 44. 



Obtuse-conic, brownish; wliorls 6, heavily ribbed above, 

 more slightly so beneath, suture well impressed, lip thickened, 

 somewhat reflected, with two revolving laminae upon the base, 

 not visible from the aperture, but seen through the shell. Upon 

 the body are three revolving laminae, and on the columella 

 another. Base flattened, umbilicus small, impressed. 



Diarn. 2 J, height 2 J mill. 



Maine to Maryland, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, "Western 

 States. 



2. Strobila Hubbardi, Brown. 



Plate 4, figure 45. 



Depressed, thin, striated above, smooth beneath, brownish, 

 thin; whorls 5, with two parietal revolving laminae, and two 

 more far within on the outer whorl; umbilicus rather wide, 

 lip slightly reflected, 



Diam. 2\, height 1J mill. 



Indianola, Texas. 



May be distinguished from No. 1 by the teeth being more 

 depressed and having a large umbilicus. 



PATULIN.E. 



{jfenera-. 



1. Anguispira, Morse. Shell heavy, large, depressed-tur- 



binate, solid, ribbed-striate, banded or striped; umbilicus 

 moderate ; aperDure not toothed. 



2. Patula, Hald. Shell moderate, rather heavy, discoidal, 



a little convex above, concave below, ribbed-striate, 

 unicolored ; umbilicus very wide but shallow, exhibiting 

 all the volutions. 



3. Planogyra, Morse. Shell minute, perfectly flat above, 



umbilicus moderate ; whorls very convex, the last one 

 crossed by from 20 to 25 sharp raised ribs. Unicolored, 



4. IIelicodiscus, Morse. Shell minute, planorboid; whorls 



equally visible above and below, revolving on the same 

 plane, externally with revolving striae ; aperture lamel- 

 larly toothed within the outer lip. Unicolored. 



