1ft
ni'.'
I I f , T ;
d o rm a n t. T h e shells w e re a ll sen t to M r. L o d d ig e ’s n u rs e ry ,
w h e re th e y liv ed for e ig h t m o n th s , w h e n th e y u n fo r tu n a te ly a ll
d ie d w ith in a few d ay s o f e a ch o th e r. So o n a fte r th e shells we re
first d e p o sited a t M r. L o d d ig e ’s, one g o t aw ay , a n d esc aped d e te c tio
n fo r s ev e ra l m o n th s , u n til i t wa s a t la s t d is co v e re d in a s ta te o f
h y b e rn a tio n ; i t wa s rem o v e d to th e p la c e w h e re th e o th e rs w e re
k e p t, when i t d ie d also. T h e u p p e r su rfa c e o f th e an im a l w h e n in
h e a lth is v a rie g a ted w ith ru d d y spots a n d s tre ak s on a n a sh -co lo u red
g ro u n d .
34. P a r t u l a f l a v e s c e n s .
P . testd subfusiformi, p a llid e fla v a , hiterdum castaned vel fla v o et
castaneo varid ; long, J J ; lat. f g p a u lo p lu s ; poll.
H a b ita t a d o ras Americce meridionalis (V a lp a ra iso ) . M u s . B r it.,
nost., Bro d .
T h is sh e ll va rie s in its co lo u r a lm o s t as m u c h as B u lin u s cilrinus-
3 5 . A c h a t in a D o n e l l i i .— N o . 4 13 M S S .
A . testd subalbidd, transversim substriatd, a n fra c tu basali ventricosd;
long, f g p aulo p lu s ; lat. | ; poll.
H a b ita t ad Lima. M u s t. nost.
3 6 . A c h a t in a d ia p h a n a .
A . testd subcylindraced, diaphana, transversim stria td ; long, f g ;
lat. ; poll.
H a b ita t ad insulam J u a n F e rn a n d e z , inm o n tib u s. M u s . B r it.,
nost.f B ro d .
37. A c h a t i n a s t r i g a t a .—No. 4 6 2 M S S .
A . testd diaphana, subalbidd, creberrime transversim substriatd, stri-
gis longitudinalibus castanets raris ; a n fractu basali subangulalo ;
long. J J paulo plus ; la t. f g paulo minus ; poll.
H a b ita t in p a lu d ib u s Brasilice (S a n to P a u lo ). M us. nost.
38. A c h a t i n a s o r d i d a — No. 79 8 M S S .
A . testd subdiaphand, subconicd, a n fractu basali ventricoso ; long. |
paulo plus-, lat. ^ p a u lo p lu s ; poll.
H a b ita t a d B ra s iliam (R io de J a n e iro ) . Mus. nost.
3 9 . A c h a t i n a S e l l o v i i .
A , testd cylindraced transversim stria td sub d ia p h a n d -, long, f g ; lat.
f s i PO^IH
a b ita t ad B ra s iliam (S t. C a th e rin e ). M u s . B r it., nost., Brod.
'This shell, w h ic h I fo u n d a t th e c ity o f N o ssa Sen “, de E s te ro ,
CATALOGUE SHELL S.
I h a v e d e d ic a te d to m y frien d . D r. Sellow, whose re s e a rch e s in
N a tu r a l H is to ry fo r s ev e ra l y e a rs p a s t in th e in te rio r o f B ra z il, a re
w e ll k n ow n to th e scientific w o rld .
4 0 . S u C C I N E A F R A G I L I S .
s. testd ovato-acutd, diaphand, ventricosd, transversim s triatd, oblique
suhrugosd ; spird brevi ; long, -fg paulo minus ; lat. .fg -, poll.
H a b ita t a d insulam J u a n F e rn a n d e z . Mus. B r it., nost.. Broda
i . S u C C I N E A P A T U L A .
s. testd diaphand, ovato-rotundatd, ventricosissimd, transversim creberrime
striatd ; spird brevissima ¡ aperturd p a tu lá ; long, f p a u lo
p lu s ; lat. ^ paulo p lus ; poll.
H a b ita t ad insulam J u a n F e rn a n d e z .
M a r i n u l a . N o v . Genus.
Character Genericus.
T e std ovato-productd, su b -so lid d ; ap e rtu rd ovatd, intcgrd ; columelld
bidentata, et basin versus u n ip lic a td ; dentibus m agnis sub-
remotis conniventibus, superiore maximo ; operculum nullum.
4 2 . M a r i n u l a p e p i t a .
M . testd ovato-productd, viridi-fuscd ; anfractibus sub-tumidis ; spird
brevi ; aperturd nigricante ; dentibus plicdque albidis ; long, .fg ;
la t. ; poll.
H a b ita t ad insulam Chilóe. Mus. B r it., nost., B rod., G. Sowerby.
T h is anima l, w h ic h I h a v e th o u g h t i t n e c e s sa ry to a ss ig n to a
n ew g en u s, a p p e a rs to h a v e fo r its n e a r e s t n e ig h b o u rs th e g e n e ra
Auricula a n d Pedipes. I t was fo u n d on th e w o o d en pile s w h ic h s u p p
o r t th e mole in th e B ay o f S a n Caídos, in C hilóe , b e low th e w a sh o f
th e h ig h w a te r. T h e mole s tan d s o u t in to th e sea, a n d th e r e is no
fre sh w a te r n e a r it, save a v e ry little rill, w h ich d is ch a rg e s its tin y
s tre am m o re th a n fifty y a rd s off.
43. L y m n a 5a d i a p h a n a No. 3 4 9 M S S .
L . testd turritd, transversim substriatd, anfractibus ventricosis ; long,
i i l paulo plus ; lat. -fg ; poll.
H a b ita t a d fr e tu m Magellanicum (Cape G re g o ry ). M u s . B r it.,
nost,, Bro d .
T h is sh e ll was fo u n d in th e fr e s h -w a te r p o n d s in th e n e ig h b o u rh
o o d o f Cape G re g o ry , w h ich is on th e co n tin en ta l side o f th e
e a s te rn en d o f th e S tr a it o f M agalhaens.
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