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Show 3/8 MR. H. ADAMS ON CHINESE SHELLS. [May 26, spira conoidea, apice obtuso, sutura impressa; anfr. 41, convexis, rapide accrescentibus, ultimo obsolete angulato, magno, antice descendente, basi subcompresso ; apertura ovali, marginibus proxi-matis, dextro expansiusculo, basali simplici, columellari dilatato, reflexo, perforationem fere occultante. Diam. maj. 11, min. 9, alt. 8 mill. Hab. Ichang gorge, China. 5. HELIX (CAMENA) CONSTANTIA, H. Ad. (Plate XXVII. figs. 8, 8a.) H . testa umbilicata, depressa, tenui, oblique plicata, ruf o-f ulva; spira subplanata, apice parum elevato, sutura leviter impressa, submar-ginata; anfr. 5\, planiusculis, ultimo antice non descendente, compresso-carinato, basi convexo ; umbilico mediocri, profundo ; apertura obliqua, rotundato-lunari; perist. expanso, pallidiore, marginibus conniventibus, callo tenui junctis. Diam. maj. 25, min. 21, alt. 13 mill. Hab. Ichang gorge, China. 6. HELIX (SATSUMA) ALBIDA, H. Ad. (Plate XXVII. fig. 9.) H . testa subobtecte perforata, conoidali, tenui, oblique leviter striata et sub lente transverse tenuissime striatula, albida ; spira conica, apice obtusiusculo ; anfr. 6, subplanatis, ultimo carinato, antice non descendente, basi paulum convexo, pone aperturam modice con-stricto; apertura obliqua, subquadrato-lunari,- perist. tenui, expanso, margine dextro flexuoso, basali strictiusculo, columellari superne reflexo, perforationem tegente. Diam. maj. 14, min. 12, alt. 15 mill. Hab. Taiwan, Formosa. This species, which is allied to H. japonica, forms another addition to the section Satsuma of A. Adams. 7. CLAUSILIA (PHADUSA) BENSONI, H. Ad. (Plate XXVII. fig. 10.) C. testa breviter rimata, fusiformi, solida, capillaceo-striata, sericea, fulva, ad suturam pallidiore; spira a medio attenuata, apice acutu usculo, sutura anguste marginata; anfr. 11, convexiusculis, ultimo angustiore, subsoluto ; apertura verticali, subpyriformi; lamella supera marginali, infera profunda, furcata; lunella imperfecta ; plicis palatalibus pluribus, suprema elongata ; perist. continuo, albo, expanso et reflexiusculo. Long. 18, diam. 4 mill. Hab. Ichang gorge, China. 8. CYCLOTUS TAIVANUS, H. Ad. (Plate XXVII. figs. 11, Uai) C. testa umbilicata, sub orbiculata, tenui, striatula, sublcevigata, rufo-brunnea, superne strigis fulguratis castaneis obliquis picta, et ad peripheriam unifasciata; spira brevi, apice prominulo ; anfr. 4\, convexis, ultimo descendente; umbilico lato, perspective; apertura parum obliqua, circulari, intus fusco-violacea ; perist. continuo. |