PLATE ir. 



gloss. The striae are elevated, broad, and cross each other so as to 

 form a deep latticed-work of thick ridges. This species is noted 

 from Cornwall and Guernsey : it is also found in the Mediterranean. 



F I G. II. III. IV. VI. V. 

 TURBO PULLUS. 



PAINTED tVHELKE, 

 GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Animal Limax. Shell univalve, spiral, or of a taper form. Aper- 

 ture rather compressed, orbicular, entire. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER 



AND 



SYNONYMS. 



Turbo Pullus. Turbo testa imperforata ovata Isvl, apertura antice 



diducta. Lhm. Sj/st. Nat. p. 1233. No. 610. 

 Turbo minimus laevis, variegatus, albo rubicundus. Small red and 



white variegated ^Vhelke. Borlase Cornw. p. 277. 



Painted, Turbo pictus. Turbo minimus Isvis, albo et rubro perbelle 



pictus, da Costa, p. 103. 59. tab. S. Jig. I. 3. 



A minute, but elegant species ; it is a very delicate sliell, thin and 

 transparent, smooth and glossy. The varieties are numerous ; gene- 



