

HELIX. 123 



335. ; Forbes and Hanky, B. M. iv. 59. t. 117. f. 7. Teba 

 caperata. Leach, Moll. Syn. 70. Helix striata. Drap. Tabl. 

 9J. (1801, June}, Hist. p. 106. t. 6. f. 18 21., not Miiller; 

 Ross. Icon. vi. 28. f. 354. Helix intersecta. Poiret, Coq. 

 Aisne, 81.; Brard, Moll. Paris, p. 39. t. 2. f. 7. Helix 

 crenulata. Dillwyn, p. 895. Xerophila striata. Held. Isis, 

 1 837, 913. Theba intersecta. Beck, Ind. 12. Helix fas- 

 ciolata. Poiret, Prod. 79. 1801 (April) ; Moq. Tand. Moll 

 Fran. ii. 239. t. 18. f. 7 10. Helix cinerea. Poiret, Prod. 

 73. (?) Helix strigata. Studer, Syst. 87. Helix tergestina. 

 Ross. Icon. f. 554. Helix obesa and H. pullula. Ziegler. 

 Helix ornata. Picard, Moll. Som. 230. Helix Gigaxii. 

 Charpent. 



On dry banks, and under stones in hilly places, 

 especially near the sea. 



Animal yellowish ash, warty above, foot thickish. 

 Shell seldom half an inch in diameter, and a quar- 

 ter of an inch high, rather depressed ; the larger vo- 

 lution sloping to a somewhat carinate edge in the 

 middle, with regular deep transverse striae ; colour 

 dull yellowish white, with regular brown bands, which 

 are often interrupted, and the tip black; aperture 

 crescent-shaped, as long as it is broad, with the mar- 

 gin thin and not reflected over the umbilicus, which 

 is large and deep. 



Like the preceding, it is equally liable to vary in 

 size, colour, and form, and offers nearly the same 

 variations. It is immediately known from that spe- 

 cies by being more depressed, and strongly concen- 

 trically striated. 



Mr. Alder observes that he has not seen any 

 British variety of this shell similar to H. candidula 

 Studer, referred to by Mr. Jeffreys. 



In the former edition of the work I gave pre- 

 cedence to the names of Colonel Montagu over 

 those of M. Draparnaud, not being aware that his 



