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30. H. similaris, Ferussac. (Hist. t. 25 B, f. 1-4). Locality: Under decaying logs in the Frankland Isles, chiefly dead (Macgillivruy). This species appears to be most widely diffused. It is recorded from the West lndies and Brazil, Java, the Seychelles and Mauritius, and Bengal and China! This is the first announcement of it as an Australian shell. Does it make its way about on floating timber?
31. H. delessertiana, Le Guillou (H. torresii, Homb. et Jacq. Voyage au Pole Sud. Moll. t. 4, f. 24-27). Locality: Warrior Island, Torres Strait (Le Guillou, etc.) Nogo Island, Endeavour Strait, at roots of grass (Macgillivray).
32. H. gulosa, Gould. Locality: New South Wales.
33. H. tuckeri, Pfeiffer. (Chemnitz, Ed. 2nd, Helix, t. 79, f. 10-12). Locality: Under dead leaves at roots of trees in Sunday Island (Macgillivray). The original recorded habitat was Sir Charles Hardy's Islands, where also Mr. Macgillivray round it in 1844. As Pfeiffer suspects, H. cyclostomata of Le Guillou (H. strangulata, Homb. et Jacq. Voyage au Pole Sud. Moll. t. 6, f. 1-4), is this species; from Warrior Island, Torres Strait.
34. H. cunninghami, Gray. (Griffith, An. Kingd. t. 36, f. 4). Locality: Darling Downs, New South Wales (Macgillivray); brushes near Wide Bay (Strange).
35. H. taranaki, Gray. (Chemnitz, Ed. 2, t. 75, f. 4, 5). Locality: Possession Island, Torres Strait (Ince). The following are not enumerated as Australian in the first edition of Pfeiffer's Monograph:
36. H. strangei, Pfeiffer. Locality: At Brisbane Water, New South Wales, under logs in the brushes (Macgillivray).
37. H. dupuyana, Pfeiffer. (Chemnitz, Ed. 2nd, Helix, t. 124, f. 15, 16). Locality: Bellingen River, in the brushes (Macgillivray).
38. H. pachystyla, Pfeiffer. Locality: Facing Island, Port Curtis; Dunk Island; Cape Upstart, at roots of bushes; Wide Bay, under bark of Eucalyptus resinifera (Macgillivray). This fine species was originally recorded as a native of New Zealand; was not the supposed habitat a mistake?
39. H. yulei, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 6). Locality: Port Molle (Macgillivray).
40. H. iuloidea, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 4). Locality: Port Molle (Macgillivray).
41. H. ptycomphala, Pfeiffer. Locality: Roots of trees among dead leaves at Cape Upstart (Macgillivray).
42. H. dunkiensis, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 7.) Locality: Dunk Island (Macgillivray).
43. H. macgillivrayi, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 3, f. 1). Locality: Frankland Isles (Macgillivray).
44. H. franklandiensis, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 2). Locality: Frankland Isles and Lizard Island (Macgillivray).
45. H. inconspicua, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 3). Locality: Islet in Trinity Bay (Macgillivray).
46. H. brevipila, Pfeiffer. (Chemnitz, Ed. 2, Helix t. 124, f. 28-30). Locality: Under dead leaves at roots of trees in Sunday Island (Macgillivray).
47. H. fraseri, Gray. (Beechey's Voyage Zool. t. 38, f. 6). Locality: Wide Bay and Clarence River, New South Wales, in the scrubs (Macgillivray). The true locality of this species-first given by Beck-is thus verified.
48. H. gaertneriana, Pfeiffer. Locality: Night Island, on trunks and branches of a Bombax (Macgillivray).
49. H. sericatula, Pfeiffer. Locality: Port Jackson (Strange).
BULIMUS.
1. B. faba, Martyn. (Reeve Conch. Syst. t. 175, f. 13, 14). Locality: Australian Isles ? A Polynesian species.
2. B. tuckeri, Pfeiffer. Locality: Inhabits most of the islands on the North-East coast of Australia. Among dead leaves at the roots of trees and bushes in Fitzroy, Sunday, and Lizard Islands, and at roots of grass in Sir Charles Hardy's Islands (Macgillivray).
3. B. dufresnii, Leach. (Fer. Hist, t. 3. f. 1-3). Locality: Van Diemen's Land. Under logs and stones (Macgillivray).
4. B. atomatus, Gray. (Reeve Conch. Icon. Bulimus, t. 30, f. 184). Locality: New South Wales (Macgillivray). Western Australia (Brit. Mus.)
5. B. kingii, Gray. (Wood, Suppl. t. 7, f. 27). Locality: Bald Head, King George Sound (King).
6. B. trilineatus, Quoy and Gaimard. (Voyage Astr. 2, t. 9, f. 1-3). Locality: Bald Head, King George Sound (Quoy and Gaimard). "Varietas praecedentis esse videtur." Pfeiffer.
7. B. rhodostomus, Gray. Locality: New Holland ?
8. B. indutus, Menke. Locality: Darling Range and Mount Eliza, Swan River (Priess).
9. B. melo, Quoy and Gaimard. Voyage Astr. 2 t. 9, f. 4-7.) Locality: Bald Head, King George's Sound (Quoy and Gaimard).
10. B. bulla, Menke. Locality: Darling Range, Western Australia (Priess.)
11. B. inflatus, Lamarck. (Delessert Recueil. t. 28, f. 1). Locality: New Holland (Lamarck.) New Zealand (Beck).
12. B. obtusus, Reeve. (Conch. Icon. t. 79, f. 583). Locality: Australia.
PUPA.
1. P. pacifica, Pfeiffer. Locality: "Sir Charles Hardy's Islands (Tucker)," Pfeiffer-where Mr. Macgillivray also found it about roots of grass and bushes in 1844. Under dead leaves at roots of trees in Sunday Island, and Lizard Island (Macgillivray).
BALEA. 1. B. australis, Forbes. (Voyage Ratt1esnake, t. 2, f. 9). Locality: Port Molle (Macgillivray).
VITRINA.
1. V. cuvieri, Ferussac. (Hist. t. 9, f. 8, and t. 9 A, f. 1, 2). Locality: Australia.
2. V. freycineti, Ferussac. (Hist. t. 9 A, f. 3, 4, 9, and t. 9 B, f. 2). Locality: Port Jackson.
3. V. robusta, Gould. Locality: East coast of New Holland.
4. V. nigra, Quoy and Gaimard. (Voyage Astr. 2 t. 11, f. 8, 9). Locality: Port Western and King George Sound (Quoy and Gaimard).
5. V. strangei, Pfeiffer. Locality: Under logs in the brushes at Brisbane Water, New South Wales (Macgillivray).
6. V. verreauxii, Pfeiffer. Locality: Australia (Verreaux).
SUCCINEA.
1. S. australis, Ferussac. (Hist. t. 11, f. 11). Locality: Australian Isles. Van Diemen's Land (Quoy and Gaimard). Mount Eliza, Swan River (Priess, apud Menke).
HELICINA.
1. H. gouldiana, Forbes. (Voyage Ratt1esnake, t. 3, f. 3). Locality: In the Two Isles on the North-East coast of Australia (Macgillivray).
1. P. bilinguis, Pfeiffer. Locality: About roots of trees among leaves at Cape York (Macgillivray). Blackwood Bay, and Restoration Island (Brit. Mus.)
2. P. thomsoni, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 3, f. 2). Locality: Fitzroy Island (Macgillivray).
CYCLOSTOMA.
1. C. australe, Gray. Locality: New Holland.
2. C. vitreum, Less. (Sowerby, Thes. Conch. t. 30, f. 252). Locality: Dunk Island, Frankland Isles, Green Island, on leaves and trunks of trees (Macgillivray). New Ireland (Hinds).
3. C. bilabre, Menke. Locality: East coast of New Holland (Lehmann).
4. C. fimbriatum, Lamarck. (Delessert Receuil. t. 29, f. 12). Locality: New Holland.
5. C. multilabris, Lamarck. (Delessert Receuil. t. 29, f. 14). Locality: New Holland. Sowerby considers this to be a monstrosity (of what?)
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3. DESCRIPTIONS OF S0ME NEW SPECIES OF SHELLS, DISCOVERED DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE RATTLESNAKE.
Relu brumeriensis. Tab. 2 fig. 1. a, b.
Testa imperforata, globosa-conoidea, crassa, laevigata (sub lente granulato-striata) alba, ad aperturam nigra; spira obtusa, conoidea; anfractus 4, convexiusculi, rapide accrescentes, ultimus basi subcompressus; apertura per-obliqua, oblonga, intus alba; peristoma late reflexum, nigrum. Diam. maj. 28, min. 23, alt. 23, millem. (Mus. Brit.)
This remarkable shell resembles a dwarf H. haemastoma in shape; it is of a porcelain white except at the aperture, which has a broad reflexed lip of a deep brown-black hue, both within and without. It is a very interesting species, indicative of the Indian affinities of the New Guinea fauna. A single specimen was taken in August 1849, on a breadfruit tree in Brumer Island, South-East coast of New Guinea.
Helix divisa. Tab. 2 fig. 5. a, b.
Testa obtecte perforata, lenticulari-depressa, orbicularis, carinata, crassiuscula, superne fulva, radiato-striata, minutissime granulata, carina acuta, superne subcrenulata, basi convexa, nitidissima, griseo-albida, radiatim substriata ad umbilicum declivens; spira convexiuscula; anfractus 5, planulati; apertura angulato-lunaris, intus margaritacea; peristoma simplex, basi incrassatum, ad columellam expansiusculum. Diam. maj. 23, min. 20, alt. 11, mill. (Mus. Brit.)
A Helix of the Caracolla section, allied to the C. panayensis of Broderip. Found on the ground at the roots of trees, in the South-East Island of the Louisiade Archipelago.
Helix louisiadensis. Tab. i. fig. 8. a, b.
Testa imperforata, globoso-turbinata, solidiuscula, sub lente rugosa, albida, fasciis variis purpureo-fuscis ornata; spira conoidea, rubescens; anfrac. 5 convexiusculi, ultimus magnus, paululum deflexus; apertura ovata, intus nitide livida, peristoma expansum, reflexum, sordide violaceum, margine externo sinuato, columellari incrassato, dilatato, subsulcato. Diam. maj. 26, min. 21, alt. 20, mill. (Mus. Brit.)
This remarkable snail has a tendency towards a trochi-form contour. The ground colour appears as a white band on the body whorl marking its most prominent portion just below the centre. The sinuation of the outer lip and impression of the whorl behind the peristome, give a slightly ringent aspect to the mouth. It is very distinct from any known species; its affinities are more with Australian than with Philippine forms. It was taken on a tree in the South-East Island of the Louisiade Archipelago.
Helix yulei. Tab. n. fig. 6. a, b.
Testa profunde umbilicata, depresso-globosa, solida, striata, sub epidermide fulvo-alba, fasciis castaneis cingulata; spira sub-depressa, obtusa; anfractus 6 convexiusculi; apertura subcircularis; peristoma nigrum, expansum, margine basali reflexo, columellari dilatato, umbilicum subtegente. Diam. maj. 37, min. 27, alt. 25, mill. (Mus. Brit.)
This handsome species is of a rich fulvous hue, with dark chestnut bands and a deep chestnut umbilicus, partly covered by the reflexion of the nearly black lip. It is allied to the H. incei, a well known north-east Australian species. It was found in hollow trees, and under logs and stones at Port Molle, in the same region.
Helix macgillivrayi. Tab. 3 fig. 1.
Testa imperforata, trochiformis, carinata, striis minutis spiralibus ornata, pallide fusco-carnea, punctis nigris albo-occellatis sparsa; spira conica; anfractus 6 planati, ultimus carinatus, basi subplanatus; apertura oblique oblonga, intus brunnea, margine externo bisinuato; peristoma album, incrassatum, infra reflexum; columella basi rufescens. Diam. maj. 23, min. 19, alt. 21, mill. (Mus. Brit. and Geol.)
Of all Australian Helices, this is perhaps the most curious. Its outline and aspect are singularly like those of a Trochus of the Ziziphinus group. The colour is also very singular, being a yellowish flesh hue deepening on the base to rich brownish-yellow, and speckled irregularly with minute black dots which are areolated with white, the white ring being largest on the side towards the mouth. The fine striae that encircle the body are also very curious. The outer lip of the aperture seems as if it had been dented in two places. Behind the white thickened peristome, intemaily is a dark brown band, which is seen through the shell as a dark blackish green stripe. The edge of the outer lip declines to join the body whorl a little below the keel. It was found on trunks and branches of trees in the Frankland Isles.
Helix dunkiensis. Tab. 2 fig. 7. a, b.
Testa umbilicata, depresso-globosa, subcarinata, solida, radiato striata et subtilissime granulata, flavida; spira late depressa, convexiuscula, apice obtusa; anfractus 6 convexiusculi, ultimo obsolete carinato; apertura lunaris, intus alba; peristoma superne rectum, margine basali margine columellarique sub-reflexis, umbilicus profundus, conspicuus, vix obtectus. Diam. maj. 24, min. 21, alt. 16, mill. (Mus. Brit.)
This snail strikingly resembles some Illyrian forms. It has affinities with H. coriaria, a species said to be from Ceylon. It was taken under stones and about roots of trees in Dunk Island, on the North-East coast of Australia.
Helix franklandiensis. Tab. 2 fig. 2. a, b.
Testa aperte-umbilicata, tumido-depressa, nitidissima, superne radiatim striata, cornea, fasciis angustis transversis distantibus fulvis; spira angusta; anfractus 5 planiusculi, ultimus rotundatus, antice vix descendentes; apertura rotundata; peristoma simplex, vix acutum, rectum, margine columellari non reflexo. Diam. maj. 26, min. 21, alt. 14 mill. (Mus. Brit.)
This beautiful snail is of a brightly shining yellowish or greenish horn colour. The whorls of its spire are small, but the body whorl, whilst preserving a wide diameter throughout, gradually increases in trumpet-like manner to the round mouth. It belongs to
30. H. similaris, Ferussac. (Hist. t. 25 B, f. 1-4). Locality: Under decaying logs in the Frankland Isles, chiefly dead (Macgillivruy). This species appears to be most widely diffused. It is recorded from the West lndies and Brazil, Java, the Seychelles and Mauritius, and Bengal and China! This is the first announcement of it as an Australian shell. Does it make its way about on floating timber?
31. H. delessertiana, Le Guillou (H. torresii, Homb. et Jacq. Voyage au Pole Sud. Moll. t. 4, f. 24-27). Locality: Warrior Island, Torres Strait (Le Guillou, etc.) Nogo Island, Endeavour Strait, at roots of grass (Macgillivray).
32. H. gulosa, Gould. Locality: New South Wales.
33. H. tuckeri, Pfeiffer. (Chemnitz, Ed. 2nd, Helix, t. 79, f. 10-12). Locality: Under dead leaves at roots of trees in Sunday Island (Macgillivray). The original recorded habitat was Sir Charles Hardy's Islands, where also Mr. Macgillivray round it in 1844. As Pfeiffer suspects, H. cyclostomata of Le Guillou (H. strangulata, Homb. et Jacq. Voyage au Pole Sud. Moll. t. 6, f. 1-4), is this species; from Warrior Island, Torres Strait.
34. H. cunninghami, Gray. (Griffith, An. Kingd. t. 36, f. 4). Locality: Darling Downs, New South Wales (Macgillivray); brushes near Wide Bay (Strange).
35. H. taranaki, Gray. (Chemnitz, Ed. 2, t. 75, f. 4, 5). Locality: Possession Island, Torres Strait (Ince). The following are not enumerated as Australian in the first edition of Pfeiffer's Monograph:
36. H. strangei, Pfeiffer. Locality: At Brisbane Water, New South Wales, under logs in the brushes (Macgillivray).
37. H. dupuyana, Pfeiffer. (Chemnitz, Ed. 2nd, Helix, t. 124, f. 15, 16). Locality: Bellingen River, in the brushes (Macgillivray).
38. H. pachystyla, Pfeiffer. Locality: Facing Island, Port Curtis; Dunk Island; Cape Upstart, at roots of bushes; Wide Bay, under bark of Eucalyptus resinifera (Macgillivray). This fine species was originally recorded as a native of New Zealand; was not the supposed habitat a mistake?
39. H. yulei, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 6). Locality: Port Molle (Macgillivray).
40. H. iuloidea, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 4). Locality: Port Molle (Macgillivray).
41. H. ptycomphala, Pfeiffer. Locality: Roots of trees among dead leaves at Cape Upstart (Macgillivray).
42. H. dunkiensis, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 7.) Locality: Dunk Island (Macgillivray).
43. H. macgillivrayi, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 3, f. 1). Locality: Frankland Isles (Macgillivray).
44. H. franklandiensis, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 2). Locality: Frankland Isles and Lizard Island (Macgillivray).
45. H. inconspicua, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 2, f. 3). Locality: Islet in Trinity Bay (Macgillivray).
46. H. brevipila, Pfeiffer. (Chemnitz, Ed. 2, Helix t. 124, f. 28-30). Locality: Under dead leaves at roots of trees in Sunday Island (Macgillivray).
47. H. fraseri, Gray. (Beechey's Voyage Zool. t. 38, f. 6). Locality: Wide Bay and Clarence River, New South Wales, in the scrubs (Macgillivray). The true locality of this species-first given by Beck-is thus verified.
48. H. gaertneriana, Pfeiffer. Locality: Night Island, on trunks and branches of a Bombax (Macgillivray).
49. H. sericatula, Pfeiffer. Locality: Port Jackson (Strange).
BULIMUS.
1. B. faba, Martyn. (Reeve Conch. Syst. t. 175, f. 13, 14). Locality: Australian Isles ? A Polynesian species.
2. B. tuckeri, Pfeiffer. Locality: Inhabits most of the islands on the North-East coast of Australia. Among dead leaves at the roots of trees and bushes in Fitzroy, Sunday, and Lizard Islands, and at roots of grass in Sir Charles Hardy's Islands (Macgillivray).
3. B. dufresnii, Leach. (Fer. Hist, t. 3. f. 1-3). Locality: Van Diemen's Land. Under logs and stones (Macgillivray).
4. B. atomatus, Gray. (Reeve Conch. Icon. Bulimus, t. 30, f. 184). Locality: New South Wales (Macgillivray). Western Australia (Brit. Mus.)
5. B. kingii, Gray. (Wood, Suppl. t. 7, f. 27). Locality: Bald Head, King George Sound (King).
6. B. trilineatus, Quoy and Gaimard. (Voyage Astr. 2, t. 9, f. 1-3). Locality: Bald Head, King George Sound (Quoy and Gaimard). "Varietas praecedentis esse videtur." Pfeiffer.
7. B. rhodostomus, Gray. Locality: New Holland ?
8. B. indutus, Menke. Locality: Darling Range and Mount Eliza, Swan River (Priess).
9. B. melo, Quoy and Gaimard. Voyage Astr. 2 t. 9, f. 4-7.) Locality: Bald Head, King George's Sound (Quoy and Gaimard).
10. B. bulla, Menke. Locality: Darling Range, Western Australia (Priess.)
11. B. inflatus, Lamarck. (Delessert Recueil. t. 28, f. 1). Locality: New Holland (Lamarck.) New Zealand (Beck).
12. B. obtusus, Reeve. (Conch. Icon. t. 79, f. 583). Locality: Australia.
PUPA.
1. P. pacifica, Pfeiffer. Locality: "Sir Charles Hardy's Islands (Tucker)," Pfeiffer-where Mr. Macgillivray also found it about roots of grass and bushes in 1844. Under dead leaves at roots of trees in Sunday Island, and Lizard Island (Macgillivray).
BALEA. 1. B. australis, Forbes. (Voyage Ratt1esnake, t. 2, f. 9). Locality: Port Molle (Macgillivray).
VITRINA.
1. V. cuvieri, Ferussac. (Hist. t. 9, f. 8, and t. 9 A, f. 1, 2). Locality: Australia.
2. V. freycineti, Ferussac. (Hist. t. 9 A, f. 3, 4, 9, and t. 9 B, f. 2). Locality: Port Jackson.
3. V. robusta, Gould. Locality: East coast of New Holland.
4. V. nigra, Quoy and Gaimard. (Voyage Astr. 2 t. 11, f. 8, 9). Locality: Port Western and King George Sound (Quoy and Gaimard).
5. V. strangei, Pfeiffer. Locality: Under logs in the brushes at Brisbane Water, New South Wales (Macgillivray).
6. V. verreauxii, Pfeiffer. Locality: Australia (Verreaux).
SUCCINEA.
1. S. australis, Ferussac. (Hist. t. 11, f. 11). Locality: Australian Isles. Van Diemen's Land (Quoy and Gaimard). Mount Eliza, Swan River (Priess, apud Menke).
HELICINA.
1. H. gouldiana, Forbes. (Voyage Ratt1esnake, t. 3, f. 3). Locality: In the Two Isles on the North-East coast of Australia (Macgillivray).
1. P. bilinguis, Pfeiffer. Locality: About roots of trees among leaves at Cape York (Macgillivray). Blackwood Bay, and Restoration Island (Brit. Mus.)
2. P. thomsoni, Forbes. (Voyage Rattlesnake, t. 3, f. 2). Locality: Fitzroy Island (Macgillivray).
CYCLOSTOMA.
1. C. australe, Gray. Locality: New Holland.
2. C. vitreum, Less. (Sowerby, Thes. Conch. t. 30, f. 252). Locality: Dunk Island, Frankland Isles, Green Island, on leaves and trunks of trees (Macgillivray). New Ireland (Hinds).
3. C. bilabre, Menke. Locality: East coast of New Holland (Lehmann).
4. C. fimbriatum, Lamarck. (Delessert Receuil. t. 29, f. 12). Locality: New Holland.
5. C. multilabris, Lamarck. (Delessert Receuil. t. 29, f. 14). Locality: New Holland. Sowerby considers this to be a monstrosity (of what?)
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3. DESCRIPTIONS OF S0ME NEW SPECIES OF SHELLS, DISCOVERED DURING THE VOYAGE OF THE RATTLESNAKE.
Relu brumeriensis. Tab. 2 fig. 1. a, b.
Testa imperforata, globosa-conoidea, crassa, laevigata (sub lente granulato-striata) alba, ad aperturam nigra; spira obtusa, conoidea; anfractus 4, convexiusculi, rapide accrescentes, ultimus basi subcompressus; apertura per-obliqua, oblonga, intus alba; peristoma late reflexum, nigrum. Diam. maj. 28, min. 23, alt. 23, millem. (Mus. Brit.)
This remarkable shell resembles a dwarf H. haemastoma in shape; it is of a porcelain white except at the aperture, which has a broad reflexed lip of a deep brown-black hue, both within and without. It is a very interesting species, indicative of the Indian affinities of the New Guinea fauna. A single specimen was taken in August 1849, on a breadfruit tree in Brumer Island, South-East coast of New Guinea.
Helix divisa. Tab. 2 fig. 5. a, b.
Testa obtecte perforata, lenticulari-depressa, orbicularis, carinata, crassiuscula, superne fulva, radiato-striata, minutissime granulata, carina acuta, superne subcrenulata, basi convexa, nitidissima, griseo-albida, radiatim substriata ad umbilicum declivens; spira convexiuscula; anfractus 5, planulati; apertura angulato-lunaris, intus margaritacea; peristoma simplex, basi incrassatum, ad columellam expansiusculum. Diam. maj. 23, min. 20, alt. 11, mill. (Mus. Brit.)
A Helix of the Caracolla section, allied to the C. panayensis of Broderip. Found on the ground at the roots of trees, in the South-East Island of the Louisiade Archipelago.
Helix louisiadensis. Tab. i. fig. 8. a, b.
Testa imperforata, globoso-turbinata, solidiuscula, sub lente rugosa, albida, fasciis variis purpureo-fuscis ornata; spira conoidea, rubescens; anfrac. 5 convexiusculi, ultimus magnus, paululum deflexus; apertura ovata, intus nitide livida, peristoma expansum, reflexum, sordide violaceum, margine externo sinuato, columellari incrassato, dilatato, subsulcato. Diam. maj. 26, min. 21, alt. 20, mill. (Mus. Brit.)
This remarkable snail has a tendency towards a trochi-form contour. The ground colour appears as a white band on the body whorl marking its most prominent portion just below the centre. The sinuation of the outer lip and impression of the whorl behind the peristome, give a slightly ringent aspect to the mouth. It is very distinct from any known species; its affinities are more with Australian than with Philippine forms. It was taken on a tree in the South-East Island of the Louisiade Archipelago.
Helix yulei. Tab. n. fig. 6. a, b.
Testa profunde umbilicata, depresso-globosa, solida, striata, sub epidermide fulvo-alba, fasciis castaneis cingulata; spira sub-depressa, obtusa; anfractus 6 convexiusculi; apertura subcircularis; peristoma nigrum, expansum, margine basali reflexo, columellari dilatato, umbilicum subtegente. Diam. maj. 37, min. 27, alt. 25, mill. (Mus. Brit.)
This handsome species is of a rich fulvous hue, with dark chestnut bands and a deep chestnut umbilicus, partly covered by the reflexion of the nearly black lip. It is allied to the H. incei, a well known north-east Australian species. It was found in hollow trees, and under logs and stones at Port Molle, in the same region.
Helix macgillivrayi. Tab. 3 fig. 1.
Testa imperforata, trochiformis, carinata, striis minutis spiralibus ornata, pallide fusco-carnea, punctis nigris albo-occellatis sparsa; spira conica; anfractus 6 planati, ultimus carinatus, basi subplanatus; apertura oblique oblonga, intus brunnea, margine externo bisinuato; peristoma album, incrassatum, infra reflexum; columella basi rufescens. Diam. maj. 23, min. 19, alt. 21, mill. (Mus. Brit. and Geol.)
Of all Australian Helices, this is perhaps the most curious. Its outline and aspect are singularly like those of a Trochus of the Ziziphinus group. The colour is also very singular, being a yellowish flesh hue deepening on the base to rich brownish-yellow, and speckled irregularly with minute black dots which are areolated with white, the white ring being largest on the side towards the mouth. The fine striae that encircle the body are also very curious. The outer lip of the aperture seems as if it had been dented in two places. Behind the white thickened peristome, intemaily is a dark brown band, which is seen through the shell as a dark blackish green stripe. The edge of the outer lip declines to join the body whorl a little below the keel. It was found on trunks and branches of trees in the Frankland Isles.
Helix dunkiensis. Tab. 2 fig. 7. a, b.
Testa umbilicata, depresso-globosa, subcarinata, solida, radiato striata et subtilissime granulata, flavida; spira late depressa, convexiuscula, apice obtusa; anfractus 6 convexiusculi, ultimo obsolete carinato; apertura lunaris, intus alba; peristoma superne rectum, margine basali margine columellarique sub-reflexis, umbilicus profundus, conspicuus, vix obtectus. Diam. maj. 24, min. 21, alt. 16, mill. (Mus. Brit.)
This snail strikingly resembles some Illyrian forms. It has affinities with H. coriaria, a species said to be from Ceylon. It was taken under stones and about roots of trees in Dunk Island, on the North-East coast of Australia.
Helix franklandiensis. Tab. 2 fig. 2. a, b.
Testa aperte-umbilicata, tumido-depressa, nitidissima, superne radiatim striata, cornea, fasciis angustis transversis distantibus fulvis; spira angusta; anfractus 5 planiusculi, ultimus rotundatus, antice vix descendentes; apertura rotundata; peristoma simplex, vix acutum, rectum, margine columellari non reflexo. Diam. maj. 26, min. 21, alt. 14 mill. (Mus. Brit.)
This beautiful snail is of a brightly shining yellowish or greenish horn colour. The whorls of its spire are small, but the body whorl, whilst preserving a wide diameter throughout, gradually increases in trumpet-like manner to the round mouth. It belongs to
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