TURBINELLA.—Puate X. 
Species 54. (Mus. Brit.) 
TURBINELLA Fusus. Turd. testd oblongo-fusiformi, crassa, 
ponderosd, levigatd, anfractibus superné concavo-angu- 
latis, ad angulum subobsoleté nodosis ; columellé quin- 
queplicatd ; albé, epidermide crassa fibrosd seriatim 
cristata induta. 
THE SPINDLE TURBINELLA. Shell oblong-fusiform, thick, 
ponderous, smooth, whorls concavely angulated round 
the upper part, somewhat obsoletely nodose at the 
angle; columella five-plaited; white, covered with a 
thick fibrous epidermis tufted in rows. 
Sowersy, Tank. Cat. App. p. 15. 
Hab. g 
A very remarkable species, partaking of the characters 
T. rapa and scolymos, but too far removed from either 
species in form to be regarded as a variety. 
