JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY, 53 



DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW VARIETIES OF BRITISH 

 LAND SHELLS. 



By J. W, TAYLOR. 



Helix nemoralis var. olivacea Gassies. Shell of a dark 

 olive colour=v. ges7ieria Moq-Tand. 



Miss F. M. Hele has kindly sent me specimens 

 from Blagdon, Somersetshire. 



Helix nemoralis m. scalariforme Fer. Shell with the 

 whorls separated. 



The Rev. W. C. Hey has found this form at 

 Carnaby, Yorkshire. 



Helix hortensis var. albina Moq. Shell white. 



Mr. Nelson has found this at Warwick, and Miss 

 F. M. Hele at Bilton, near Bath. 



Helix cartusiana var. leucoloma Stabile. Shell small, 

 with white peristome and rib. 



Mrs. Fitzgerald has with her usual generosity 

 given me specimens of this variety from Beech- 

 borough near Folkestone. 



Bulimus montanus var. albinus Moq.=v. pallescens Jeff. 

 Shell uniformly whitish. 



I have found this variety at Cooper's Hill, Chel- 

 tenham, in company with the typical form. 



Pupa umbilicata var. Sempronii Charp. Shell smaller, 

 aperture without denticle, lip not so white. 



. I have found this variety on the slopes of Peny- 

 ghent, Yorks. 



Vertigo pygmea var. quadridentata Studer. Shell with 

 only two palatal plications. 



This variety is found at Dirtcar near Wakefield. 



