72 Russell's Familiar Notice of some of the 



TURBO. Latin, a wreath or whorl. 



PALLIATUS. Say. Latin, having a cloak. (JYb obvious 

 signification.) 



Shell, almost oval, spire very obtuse ; length about one third 

 of an inch. 



A most common and exceedingly pretty little native univalve, 

 profusely abundant on the Fucus and rock weed of the shores in 

 the neighborhood. With a little attention, several interesting 

 varieties may be gathered, sometimes golden yellow, sometimes 

 orange, brown, green, dark olive with broad black bands ; cin- 

 erous with narrow brown lines, and occasionally these lines, 

 (always transverse) are in pairs. 



Description of the animal : Tentacula two, filiform ; eyes 

 black, conspicuous at the base of the tentacula. Tentacula and 

 foot pale reddish yellow. 



Journ. Acad Nat. Sc. Phil., vol. ii., p. 240. 



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TURBO VESTITA. Say. Latin, having a garment. (Probably 

 alluding to its dirty pigment.) 



In constant contiguity with the preceding and equally inter- 

 esting. Shell conic ; whorls six ; spine elongated ; suture be- 

 tween the whorls, deep. This shell is sometimes elegantly 

 reticulated, with whitish spots on a greenish ground. 



Every where on the rock weed (Fucus nodosus) of our shores. 



Journ, Acad, Nat. Sc. Phil., vol. ii.. p. 241. 



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TURBO OBLIGATUS, Say. 



Found with the two proceeding, but in my own experience 

 much rarer. Whorls five, with prominent transverse wrinkles, 

 and slight longitudinal striae. Labrum considerably thickened ; 

 edge of the labium paler than the interior of the aperture. 

 Length about a third of an inch. 



Description of the animal : Tentacula black on the upper side, 

 and white on the under side ; reddish or crimson at base, near 

 the eye which is black ; foot cinereous above and white beneath. 

 In a specimen collected in Oct. 14, 1838, were numerous eggs. 

 Shores of Massachusetts bay. 



Journ, Acad. Nat. Sc, Phil, vol. ii., p. 241. 



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