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17. Turbinella canaliculata Gray. (Fusus). 

 Zool. Beechey p. 116. 



Shell ovate, fusiform, solid, pale brown, varied and spotted with dark brown, closely 

 and unequally spirally grooved; spire conical, two thirds the length of the mouth; whorls 

 convex, concave shelved, and produced in a raised edge over the suture behind, upper one 

 transversely plaited. Mouth very yellow; throat smooth; outer lip crenulated, thin, inner lip 

 rather callous; concave, with four or five plaits in front; canal short, twisted, open. Axis 

 3*12 inches. 



Inhab. China. 



Offenbar eine Turbinella. 



