492 VAGHSULID^E. 



Genus LEONARDIA, Tapparone Canefri. 



Leonardia, Tapparone Canefri, Ann. Mus. Civ. Geneva, ser. 2, viii, 

 1889, p. 331. 



TYPE, L. nevilliana, Tapparone Canefri. 



Range. Burma. 



Animal resem bling that of Vaginulus. Body elliptical, depressed ; 

 head retractile, lower tentacles scarcely bilobed ; mantle carinated 

 at the side, which posteriorly 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 Vayinulus, never- 

 theless presents important anatomical differences. The author 

 relates an interesting fact communicated 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. 



482. Leonardia nevilliana, Tapparone Canefri 



? Veronicella, n. sp., Nevill, J. A. S. B. xlvi, 1877, p. 23. 



Leonardia nevilliana } Tapparone Canefri, Ann. Mus. Civ. Geneva, 

 ser. 2, vii, 1889, p. 332, pi. 8, figs. 1-3 (animal), pi. 7, tigs, l-o 

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



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

 subtruncato, postice subrotundato. Caput infra subalbidum, 

 superne nigrescens, teiitaculis pallidioribus. Pallium fusculuin, 

 interne pallidior, superne colore ad marginem precipue intensiore 

 et undique patina cinerea indutum ; obsolete rugosiusculum, 

 papillis minutis rubicundis irregulariter sparsis ornatum, in medio 

 lineani longitudinalem impressam gereus. Pes ochraceo-luteus, 

 linea impressa f uscula per longitudinem divisus et undique lineis 

 incisis minutis frequentissiuris transversis exaratus." (Tapparone 

 Canefri.) 



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

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

 Hal). Burma : Catcin-Cauri Hill, East of Bhamo (Fea) ; 

 ? China : Ponsee, Yunnan (Anderson}. 



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

 somewhat truncate anteriorly and regularly curved posteriorly. 

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

 but the tentacles are invariably somewhat paler and occasionally 

 may be slightly reddish. 



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

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

 inferior lateral portion, becoming darker above, especially near 

 the margin. A slightly impressed line runs along the middle of the 



