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Animal liglu-brown, paler beneaih; ientacula> and 

 eyes, fomewhat like the la{L 



69. 

 Turbo bidens. GmeL Syjl. p. 3609. S7. var.> Bipi.icatus. 



C/iem. Conch, ix. t. 112. f. 960. No. 2 ? ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^ 



Sckrceter Erdconch. p. 139. t. 1. f. 4. b. 

 Helix papillaris. MuUcr Verm. ii. p. 120. No. 317 ? 

 Gualt. t. 4. D. E ? 

 T. with twelve or thirteen reverfed, taper fpires, of 

 an opaque brown colour, marked with numerous, llrong, 

 and regular ftriae .the whole length of the fliell, inter- 

 rupted only by the feparating line, which is moderately 

 deep and well defined: aperture fub-orbicular, much 

 comprefled at the upper part, and flightly at the extre- 

 mity: lips rather thick, white, and reflefted; margin 

 connefted all round: pillar lip prominent, and detached, 

 furnifhed with two white teeth-like lamince, approxima- 

 ting. Length three-quarters of an inch ; breadth one fifth 

 of its length. 



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This fpecies has much the habit of T.hidens, but is readi- 

 ly dillinguilhedby its colour, fuperiorfize, and particular- 

 ly the fliape of the mouth. Itisalfo obfervable that this 

 fliell, though much fuperior in fize, has the teeth inva- 

 riably much nearer together; the margin of the aperture 

 is alfo mere reflexed and more produced. 



We firft difcovered this fj^ecies fparingly at Eajlon 

 Grey in Wiltjliirc ; and many years after obferved it in 



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