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apt to be a larger series of granules, with a very small one succeed¬ 
ing it. 
Melania cochlea. M. testa subspinosd, turritd, costatd, striatd, 
tenui, fulvci, maculis badiis; spil'd’ scalar if or mi, ov at o-acuminata, 
apice acutd; suturd. lineari; anfractibus decern, inf erne subcon- 
vexis, superne angulatis et concavis; costis obliquis, longitudina - 
libus, anfractuum in angulo elevatis et acute mucronatis, superrib 
vix obsoletis ; striis transversis, minutis, aliquando obsoletis ; an - 
fractu ultimo parvo, ad basim striato; aperturd ovata, superne 
acutd, inferne effusd. 
Hab. -? 
Length L, diam. *4 of an inch. 
Remarks. —On the last whorl of the only specimen submitted, the 
costse are almost obsolete. The strise are strongest near the sutures, 
and scarcely visible at the middle of the whorls. 
Melania lateritia. M. testd cancellatd, acute ovcitd, compressd, 
crassiusculd, striatd, graniferd, albidd, virido-fuscd, rufo fas data 
aut atrd; spird elevatd, plerumque scalariformi, apice acutd aut 
erosd; suturd impressd, crenatd; anfractibus decern, planatis, 
superne angulatis, supra angulum scepe albidis; striis transversis 
crebris graniferis; granulis quadratis, abruptis, planatis , serie- 
bus longitudinalibus positis; anfractu ultimo magno, subcom- 
presso; basi graniferd • aperturd ovatd, superne acute angulatd 
et sinuatd, inferne latd, expansd et retusd, interne scepe fasciatd; 
columelld contortd; operculo parvo, ovato. 
Hab. Philippines. 
Length 1*6, diam. '7 of an inch. 
Var. cc. Anfractibus superne graniferis, inferne striis transversis 
impressis; basi vix Icevi, striis raris. 
Var. j3. Striis graniferis alternantibus. 
Remarks. —A very variable species as to size, colour and sculp¬ 
ture. The operculum differs much in some individuals in both its 
shape and apex. This shell bears some resemblance to the M. gra- 
nifera , Lam. Its most remarkable characteristic is its scpiare, flat¬ 
tened granules, bearing some resemblance to brickwork. 
Melania modicella. M. testd Icevi, ovato-conicd, crassd, nitidd, 
virido-fuscd; spird conicd, brevi, apice acutd, scepe erosd; suturd 
lineari; anfractibus quinque, convexis, rapide crescentibus, prope 
suturam superiorem depressis, prope suturcim inferiorem striis 
parvis transversis duabus aut tribus; anfractu ultimo magno, 
medio striis tribus, basi Icevi; aperturd ovato-rotundd, superne 
subangulatd, inferne subeffusd, intus albidd ; labro acuto; colu¬ 
melld laded, curvatd; operculo ovato, subcentrali, concentrico. 
Hab. Timor. 
Length *7, diam. •5 of an inch. 
Remarks. —This shell and the M. zeylanica may perhaps be taken 
as the types of a new genus or subgenus. Further investigation with 
respect* to the animal may decide; in the meantime, the name of 
