TURBINELLA.—Ptarte IX. 
Sumculatis, longitudinaliter costatis, costis latis obtusis, 
subobliquis, aperture fauce liratd ; albd, epidermide 
nigricante-fuscd induta. 
THE ACUMINATED TURBINELLA. Shell fusiform, rather 
thick, whorls regularly corded throughout with con- 
spicuous ridges, longitudinally ribbed, ribs broad 
and obtuse, somewhat oblique, interior of the aper- 
ture ridged; white, covered with a very dark browu 
epidermis. 
Kiener, Icon. coq. viv. p. 28. pl. 15. f. 2. 
Hob. Philippine Islands ; Cuming. 
A solid somewhat rudely formed shell very neatly and 
distinctly corded throughout. 
Species 48. (Mus. Cuming.) 
TURBINELLA LEUCOZONALIS. Turd. testé oblongo-ovatd, | 
crassa, solid, basi contractd, spird breviusculd, sub_ 
acutaé, anfractibus plano-convewis, transversim subti- 
lissimé striatis ; nigricante-castaned, epidermide oli- 
vaceo-fuscd indutd, zonulé albidd basin versus sepissimé 
cingulatd, zonulé elevatiusculd, labri limbo denticulata. 
THE WHITE-ZONED TURBINELLA. Shell oblong ovate, 
thick, solid, contracted at the base, spire rather short 
and somewhat acute, whorls flatly convex, transversely 
very finely striated; very dark chesnut, covered with 
an olive-brown epidermis, most frequently encircled 
towards the base with a narrow white zone which is 
slightly elevated and denticulated at the lip. 
Lamarck, Anim. sans vert. (Deshayes’ edit.) vol.ix. p.385. 
| Hab. Honduras ; Dyson. 
This species, like the 7. Knorrii and angularis, may 
also be traced into the 7’. cingulifera, from which it may 
be distinguished with equal propriety. 
