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Its shell is narrowly umbilicate. P. monodon is not hairy, the lip is 

 not notched, and it is widely umbilicate. The following are much 



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a 



d 



f 



Fig, 284. — Various species of Polygyra, common land snails, life size: 

 a, Polygyra alholabris, the white-lipped snail (note covered umbilicus) ; b, P. hirsuta, 

 the. hairy snail (note notch in lip); c, P. midtilmeata, the many-banded snail; 

 d, P. palliata; e, P. pennsylvanica; f, P. profunda (note wide open umbilicus); 

 g, P. thyroides; h, P. Irldentata, the three-toothed snail. 



