sharp and not reflected, columella smooth, attenu- 

 ated at the base. 



* Acalcareous or horny operculum. 

 P, PULLUS. TURBO P. Lin. 1232. Lam.p.3\. 

 D. p. 822. Born, t. 12. f. 17,I. Don. t.2.f. 2. 

 to 6. Mont. p. 319. Dor. Cat. p. 49. t. 14, /. 1. 

 to 3. TURBO PICTUS. Da Cost. t. 8. /. 1. to 3. 

 CINGULA P. F. p. 308. Ovate, smooth, glossy, with 

 four or five rounded volutions, the body whorl form- 

 ing nearly half the shell, the apex rather obtuse ; 

 coloring extremely variable, always more or less, 

 streaked, spotted or lineated and generally pink or 

 purple, with dark undulated lines or spotted with white 

 (sometimes purplish brown with white spots) ; aperture 

 suborbicular or large ; operculum strong and calcareous, 

 f. Common on S. Coast. 



P. STYLIFEUA. Turt. Z. J. 2. p: 367. t. 13. /. 11. 

 VELUTINA S. F. p. 326. Oval, yellowish horn- 

 color, becoming rufous on the pillar side, transparent, 

 quite smooth ; volutions five, the two lower very tumid, 

 the three upper abruptly minute ; aperture suborbicular, 



* Except in Stylifera, which is only placed in this 

 Genus pro tempore. 



