TAYLOR: ON NEW VARIETIES OF BRITISH SHELLS. 3 1 



Helix caperata var. ful va Moq. Shell dark brown or brownish, 

 with some transverse whitish lines. 



Found at Halton, near Leeds, by Mr. W. Nelson 

 and myself; Miss F. M. Hele has also found it on the 

 banks of the River Avon, near Bristol and has kindly 

 given me a specimen. 



Helix sericea var. carinata n. v. Shell sharply angulated 

 at the periphery; aperture diam. 4 mill., alt. 2-| mill. 



I have collected this interesting variety on the 

 banks of the River Wharfe, near Ilkley, Yorkshire, in 

 company with the typical form and the var. crystallina 

 of C. tridens. 



Bulimus acutusvar. alba Req. Shell entirely white. 



This variety has not previously been differentiated 

 from the type {iinifasciata), by English collectors. I 

 have specimens from Llandudno, kindly given me by 

 Mr. Roebuck. 



Bulimus acutusvar. strigata Menke=var. ^mm Req. 



Shell with broad whitish or white ribs, alternating 

 with transverse semi-translucent brownish-grey streaks. 

 Mr. J. W. Wood has favored me with specimens 

 of this variety collected by himself at Freshwater, Isle 

 of Wight; he informs me that this variety 'lies hidden 

 among the thick grass' in clusters near the roots, and 

 is but seldom fully exposed like the typical form. It 

 is local, and I gathered about 200 within a space of 

 about 10 yards square, sometimes finding a cluster 

 of a dozen without a single shell of the ordinary form 

 near. It seemed to me on the spot as either an 

 isolated variety breeding very true, or else the darker 



