_vulgaris_, etc.--Common in all our gardens and hedges.
3. H. VIRGATA, _Costa._--_H. variabilis_, _ericetorum_, _zonaria_,
etc.--In sandy and chalky places, C. More compressed than No. 1.
4. H. CANTIANA, _Mont._--_H. pallida_, etc.--South and west Engl., C.
5. H. ERICETORUM, _Müller._--_H. itala_, _striata_, _albella_, _erica_,
_nivea_, _cæspita_, etc.--Chalky and sandy places, C. Depressed, delicately
banded; large umbilicus.
6. H. RUFESCENS, _Pennant._--_H. rufina_, _montana_, _cælata_,
_clandestina_, etc.--Most common in southern, chalky and limestone
districts. Depressed, striated; whorls slightly angular. Generally lighter
than our figure, sometimes nearly white.
7. H. LAPICIDA, _Linn._--_H. acuta_, _affinis_, _Carocolla l._--Chalk and
limestone districts, C. S. and N. Eu. Sharply angular.
8, 9. H. HISPIDA, _Linn._--_H. rufescens_, _sericea_, _concinna_ (var.
without hairs), etc., _plebeia_.--All parts of Brit., C. More depressed
than _H. sericea_, with larger umbilicus.
10. H. FUSCA, _Mont._--_H. subrufescens._--Brit. gen., Mc.
11. H. SERICEA, _Drap._--_H. hispida_, _globularis_, _granulata_,
etc.--Granulated, hairy. Mouth wider than 8. Small umbilicus.
12. H. OBVOLUTA, _Müller._--_H. trigonophora_, etc.--Ditcham Wood,
Hampshire. In Moss at roots of trees, Rr.
13. H. FULVA, _Müller._--_H. terrestris_, _trochiformis_, _nitidula_,
etc.--Pretty general and common. Conical, minute, transparent.
14. H. POMATIA, _Linn._--Southern chalky districts, S. Eu., C.
15. H. CAPERATA, _Mont._--_H. striata_, _H. crenulala_, etc.--Chalk-pits,
etc., C.
16. H. CARTHUSIANA, _Müller._--_H. nitida_, _carthusianella_, _rufilabris_,
etc.--Chalk-districts of Surrey and Kent, C.
17, 18. H. NEMORALIS, _Linn._--_H. hortensis_, _fasciata_, _hybrida_,
etc.--Cc. A peculiar flattening near the base of aperture.
19. H. ARBUSTORUM, _Linn._--Common and general. Brown-marbled. Edge of
aperture different from 17, 18.
20, 21. H. ROTUNDATA.--_H. radiata_, _Turtoni_, etc.--Common and general.
22, 23. H. PULCHELLA, _Müller._--_H. costata_, _paludosa_, _crenella_,
_minuta_, etc.--Common and general under stones, etc.
24. H. REVELATA, _Férussac._--Cornwall, Devon, Torquay, Guernsey. Rare. A
transparent, greenish, hairy shell.
25. H. APERTA.--_H. neritoides_, _naticoides_, etc.--A single specimen
found in Guernsey. Not uncommon in S. Eu. Our specimen is foreign.
26. H. UMBILICATA, _Mont._--_H. rupestris_, etc.--On perpendicular heights
and under stones, C.
27. H. PYGMÆA, _Drap._--_H. minuta_, etc.--Common in damp places.
28. H. LAMELLATA, _Jeffreys._--_H. Scarburgensis_, _seminulum_.--Brit. and
Germany, C.
29. H. ACULEATA, _Müller._--_H. spinulosa_, etc.--Among Moss and stones,
etc., C. General.
[Illustration: BRITISH SHELLS. PLATE XXIV.]
PLATE XXIV.
BULIMUS. Long Snail.
Fig.
1. B. LACKHAMENSIS, _Mont._--_B. montanus_, _Montacuti_, _Eua
montana_.--Kent, Surrey, Gloucester, Selborne, N. and S. Eu., R. as Brit.
Shagreened.
2. B. OBSCURUS, _Müller._--_Turbo rupium_, _B. hordaceus_, etc.--C. and
general. Surface smooth.
3, 4. B. ACUTUS, _Müller._--_Helix barbara_, _B. cretacea_, _articulatus_,
_Turbo fasciatus_, etc.--On sand and limestone in marine neighbourhoods, C.
PUPA. Small Snails, among Moss, stones, etc.
5. P. SECALE, _Drap._--_Turbo_, _Helix_, _Chondrus_, and _Vertigo
juniperi_ and _cylindricus_.--S. Engl., Channel Isls., C. S. Eu. Larger and
more tapering than the other sp.
6. P. UMBILICATA, _Drap._--_Turbo_, _Bulimus_, _Helix_, and _P. muscorum_,
_cylindraceus_, _bidentata_, etc.--C. and general, Eu. Mouth oblique, long,
one tooth.
7. P. MUSCORUM, _Linn._--_T._, _P._, _H._, _B. marginata_, _chrysalis_,
_unidentatus_, etc.--C. and gen. A rib behind the outer lip.
8. P. ANGLICA, _Férussac._--_Vertigo_, _Turbo_, and _P. a._ and
_ringens_.--Scarborough, Newcastle, Guernsey, etc., Mr. More cylindrical
than 5.
9. P. EDENTULA, _Drap._--_H. exigua_, _Vertigo_, _Helix_, and _Jamimia
e._, _nitida_, etc.--C. and gen. No teeth in aperture; smooth.
10. P. MINUTISSIMA, _Hartmann._--_P._, _Vertigo_, _Alæa cylindrica_,
_obtusa_, _muscorum_, etc.--Bristol, Salisbury, Skye, etc., R. as Brit.; C.
in S. Eu. No teeth in aperture; striated.
11, 12. P. PYGMÆA, _Drap._--_P._, _T._, _V._, _H._, _Alæa_, etc.,
_sexdentatus_, _quinquedentatus_, _vulgaris_, etc.--The lighter variety,
_P. alpestris_, C. and general. Four or five teeth.
13. P. SUBSTRIATA, _Jeffreys._--_Vertigo_, _Turbo_, _Alæa sexdentata_,
_curta_, etc.--C. and gen. Very cylindrical; six teeth; striated.
14. P. ANTIVERTIGO, _Drap._--_P._, _V._, _Alæa octodentata_,
_septemdentata_, _palustris_, etc.--Near Swansea and London; Bristol,
Devon, Northumberland, Ayr, Mr. Ireland. Aperture subtrigonal, eight or
nine teeth.
15. P. PUSILLA, _Müller._--_Helix vertigo_, and _V. heterostropha_.--S.
Wales, Northumberland, Belfast, etc., Mc. Sinistral, with seven teeth.
16. P. VENETZII, _Charpentier._--_Turbo_, _Vertigo_, and _P. vertigo_ and
_angustior_.--Swansea, Cork, Clare, R. Sinistral; four teeth and a flat
fold on columella.
BALEA.
17. B. FRAGILIS, _Drap._ (_Pupa._)--_Bulimus_, _Pupa_, _Clausilia f._,
_perversus_.--C. and gen. Under bark on trees, and under stones.
CLAUSILIA. With a twisted _clausium_ on columella.
18. C. LAMINATA, _Mont._--_Helix_, _Turbo_, _Bulimus_, and _Pupa bidens_
and _perversus_ and _derugata_.--S. Brit. principally. Among dead leaves,
and on Beech-trunks, Mc. Smooth, broad.
19. C. NIGRICANS, _Maton and Rackett._--_Strombiformis_, _Turbo_, and
_Odostomia perversus_, _bidens_, _parvula_, etc.--C. and gen.; under
stones, on walls and trees, etc. Narrow, striated.
20. C. BIPLICATA, _Mont._--_Helix_, _Turbo_, _Odost._, _C. perversa_,
_plicata_, _ventricosa_, etc.--Near London, etc., Mc. Two folds on
columella.
21. C. PLICATULA, _Drap._--_Turbo_ and _C. conversus_.--Charlton Wood,
Kent, Hastings, Gloucestershire, etc., R. Numerous plaits on columella
above fold.
ZUA.
22. Z. LUBRICA, _Müller_, (_Helix._)--_Turbo_, _Bulimus l._,
_subcylindrica_, _muscorum_, etc.--C. and gen. Among leaves and under
stones.
AZECA.
23. A. TRIDENS, _Pulteney_, (_Turbo._)--_Helix_, _Pupa_ and _Cionella
Goodallii_, _Britannica_, etc.--C. and general. Habits as _Zua_ and _Pupa_.
ACHATINA.
24. A. ACICULA, _Müller._--_Buccinum_, _Bulimus_, _Helix octona_,
_terrestre_, etc.--In marshy places, among Grass, etc., C. S. Eu.
CYCLOSTOMA. Snail with operculum.
25. C. ELEGANS, _Müller_, (_Nerita._)--_Turbo reflexus_, _T. tumidus_,
_striatus_, _elegans_.--Chalky districts of S. Engl., C.
ACME. Cylindrical Snail with operculum.
26. A. LINEATA, _Drap._ (_Auricula._)--_Turbo_, _Carychium_, _Cyclostoma_,
_Bulimus fuscus_, _Cochlea minuta_.--Bristol, Pembroke, Clare, Dublin,
etc., R.
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