PLATE CLXXIX. 



FIG. I. 



TURBO ACUTUS. 



'acute wreath shell. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



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

 ture somewhat compressed, orbicular, entire. 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Shell taper, acute, snowy white, whorls about twelve with num&« 

 rous oblique obtuse ribs. 



Turbo acutus : testa tunita acuta nivea, anfractibus subduodecim 

 costis confertis obliquis obtusjs. 



A mutilated specimen of this curious Shell has been sent to us from 

 the coast of Cornwall : we believe it has been also found at Wey- 

 mouth ; but our perfect shell of this species is from Guernsey. — ^Thc 

 smallest figure is of the natural size. 



