TURBO. 207 



This species is known to me only by Sowerby's description and 

 figures. 

 T. >ANi)\vi('i:xsis Pease, 1800. Unfigured. 



Shell ovately turbinated, slightly perforated, somewhat tubulous, 

 spirally ridged; ridges smooth alternately rather smaller, squa- 

 mose; scales most prominent on the last whorl, interstices between 

 the ridges finely imbricately laminated ; last whorl somewhat angula- 

 ted at the upper part, color green, marbled and variegated with 

 dark brownish red." (Pease.) Sandwich Is. 



T. TROCHOIDES Reeve, 1848. PI. 39a, fig. 34. 



''Shell somewhat pyramidally ovate, perforated; whorls spirally 

 grooved, concave round the upper part, then obsoletely nodose: 

 yellowish-white, radiately blotched with olive and obliquely vermicu- 

 lated with very minute orange-brown lines." (Reeve.) 



Habitat unknown. 



T. EXQUISITUS Angas, 1877. PI. 63, figs. 25, 26. 



"Shell small, imperforate, solid, pale greenish buff or light pink, 

 painted with very broad descending flames of an orange color on 

 the upper portion of the whorls; whorls 4, angulated on the 

 periphery, flattened above, the upper whorls encircled below the 

 angle with two and the last whorl with five stout scabrously nodulous 

 ribs; between these and the sutures are four or five smaller and 

 closer ribs of a similar character, and on the base ot the last whorl 

 about eight ribs which are less nodulous and scabrous than those 

 above, the interstices being crossed by fine striae ; spire somewhat 

 elevated ; aperture nearly circular ; columella thickened, terminat- 

 ing in a blunt callosity at the base ; pearly within." (Angas.) Alt. 

 12, diam. 9 mill. 



Cape Solander, Botany Bay, Australia. 



A variety .occurs of a brilliant orange-red color throughout. 



T. PUSTULATUS Brocchi. PL 44, fig. 80. 



"This interesting species, which was perfectly defined by Brocchi,. 

 is characterized by a trochiform shell extremely solid and thick, 

 ornamented exteriorly by nodulous transverse ribs, slightly elevated 

 and irregular. Its whorls are 5 in number. It is of a dirty green 

 color, except around the aperture where small red points appear. 

 The aperture is round, and has the right lip interiorly furrowed 

 and granulated. The operculum is very convex, and of an ashy 

 color. Alt. 15, diam. 12 mill." Suez. 



