84 HELICIDiE. 



Diameter less than one line. Distinguishable from 

 umhilicata by its greater depiession, lesser number of 

 volutions, and by its less circular aperture. 



The animal is paler than the last. 



It inhabits wet places among dead leaves in ditches and 

 by springs, and is consequently often overlooked on ac- 

 count of its minuteness. It has been observed in many 

 localities in all three kingdoms, and diffused in such a 

 way that we cannot doubt of its being really a common 

 shell. 



Mr. Jeffreys, who has bestowed peculiar attention upon the 

 extremely obscure species of Walker and Adams, considers the 

 three following to be the fry of shells belonging to this genus : 

 the fourth, likewise, is supposed by Montagu to be the fry of a 

 land shell. 



Helix resupinaia, Walk. Test. Min. Kar. f. "24, from which Mont. Test. Br. 

 444, Mat. and Rack. Trans. Linn. Soc, vol. viii. p. 203, 

 TuHT. Conch. Diction, p. 57. — Turbo resupinata, Fleming, 

 Brit. Anim. p. 300. — Velphinoidea resupinata, Brown, 111. 

 Conch. G. B. p. 20, pi. 8, f. 45, 47. 

 „ fflobosa. Walk. Test. Min. Rar. f. 25, from which Mont. Test. Brit. p. 444, 

 Mat. and Rack. Trans. Linn. vol. viii. p. 203. — Turt. Conch. 

 Diction, p. 57. — Tario </?oio«/s, Fleming, Brit. Anim. p. 300. — 

 Si'iru fflobosa, Brown, 111. Conch. G. B. p. 20, pi. 8, f. 34, 37. 

 „ reticulata. Walk. Test. Min. Rar. f. 26, from which Mont. Test. Brit, 

 p. 444, Mat. and Rack. Trans. Linn. vol. viii. p. 203, Turt, 

 Conch. Diction, p. 57. — Turbo reticulatiis, Flem. Brit. Anim. 

 p. 300. — Spira reticulata, Brown, 111. Conch. G. B. p. 20, 

 pi. 8, f. 38, 39. 

 „ eourctata. Walk. Test. Min. Rar. pi. 1, f. 30, from which Mont. Test. 

 Brit. p. 444; Mat. and Rack. Tjans. Linn. vol. viii. p. 204; 

 Turt. Conch. Diction, p. 57. — Turbo coarclata, Flem. Brit. 

 Anim. p. 300. — Spira coarvtata. Brown, 111. Conch. G. B. 

 p. 20, pi. 8, f. 43, 52. 



