176 Original Descriptions, of Achatinella. 



322. Achatinella conifera Smith. 



Amastra conifera Sm. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1873, p. 85, pi. x, fig. n. 



Testa ovato-conica, dextrorsa, incrementi lineis leviter striata, dilutis- 

 sime rubicuudula, epidermide fusco-olivaceo partirn induta ; anfract. 6 1-2, 

 convexiusculi, primi 2 1-2-3 rubidi fortiter radiatim sulcati, ad bases lira 

 spirali cincti ; sutura simplex; apertura albida ; perist. tenue, nigrescens, 

 vix incrassatum; plica columellaris tenuis. Long. 17, diam. 9 mill. 



Shell ovate-conic, dextral, lightly striated with lines of growth, 

 very light red, partly covered with a brown-olive epidermis; whorls 

 6 1-2, somewhat convex, the first 2 1-2-3 reddish, strongly radi- 

 ately sulcate, encircled spirally at the base by a ridge ; suture 

 simple ; aperture whitish ; lip thin, blackish, scarcely incrassate; 

 columellar fold thin. 



Hab. Kula.— Sm. 



It is allied to Am. rustica Gk. 



323. Achatinella malleata Smith. 



Amastra malleata Sm. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1873, p. 85, pi. x, fig. 18. 



Testa acuto-ovata, dextrorsa, incrementi lineis striata, concinne malleata, 

 sordide albida, epidermide fusco-olivaceo varie picta ; anfract. 6, convexi- 

 usculi, primi 3 fortiter radiatim sulcati; sutura simplex; apertura alba; per- 

 ist. tenue, intus levissime incrassatum; plica columellaris tenuis. Long. 14, 

 diam. 8 mill. 



Shell acutely ovate, dextral, striate with lines of growth, pret- 

 tily maculate, dirty white, variously colored with a brownish olive 

 epidermis; whorls 6, somewhat convex, the first 3 strongly radi- 

 ately sulcate; suture simple; aperture white; lip thin, very lightly 

 thickened within; columellar fold thin. 



Hab. Kula. — Sm. 



It is always dextral and is allied to A. rustica Gk. — Sm. 



This seems to be the same as A. affi?iis Newc. 



324. Achatinella obesa Newcomb. 



A. obesa Newc. P. Zool. Soc. London, 1853, p. 143, pi. xxiii, fig. 39. 



Shell depressed, conical, solid, inflated; whorls 5, rounded, 

 striate; suture well marked; apex acute; aperture ovate; columella 

 with a strong white tooth; lip thickened within; color of epidermis 

 dark umber; aperture white. Long. 8-20, lat. 7-20 poll. 



Var. agglutinans . 



Shell somewhat carinated on the last two whorls, with the keel 

 extended by agglutinations, giving it a pagoda-like form. 



This is the most depressed of the genus, but distinctly pre- 

 serves the generic characters, and in the variety exhibits a habit 



