319 



Turbo Pullus. Lin. Syfi. p. 1233.— Gwel. Syjl. p.35S9. 6. PuLtus. 



Pult. Cat. Dcrfet. pA5.—Turt. Lin. iv. p. 43 1 . 



Don. Br. Shells, i. t. 2. f. 2. to 6. 



Borlafc Cornzv, p. 276. 

 Turbo piaus. Da Cojia. p. 103. t.'^S. f. 1. 3. 



T. with four or five rounded, fmooth, glofTy volu- 

 tions ; the firft large, making nearly half the length of 

 the fliell; apex not very pointed: colour lb various that 

 fcarce two are found alike, but all more or lefs itreaked 

 and fpotted in an elegant manner: generally pink, or 

 purple with dark undulated lines, or fpotted with white ; 

 fometimes purplifh-brown with white fpots. One varie- 

 ty has the lines extremely fine, appearing like ftriie; 

 others have them broad or marked with interrupted 

 bands. Aperture fub orbicular, large; in old fhells 

 fpreading on the ColumeUa. Length three-eighths of 

 an inch; breadth half as much. 



The operculum belonging to this (hell feeems to have 

 efcaped notice, indeed it is only to be found in live fpe- 

 cimens, which we believe do not frequently occur; it is 

 remarkably ftrong, thick, and tefiaceous, very convex, 

 white, and fmooth externally ; the interior part, when 

 feparated from the animal, is a little concave, and has a 

 fmall and fingular fpiral turn near to one end. 



This beautiful fpeciesis not uncommon on many parts 

 of the Cormjh coafl, efpecially at WIntfand bay, and at 

 Falmouth; and is equally plentiful on fome of the Ihores 



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