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TURBO. TURBAN. 
largest: aperture somewhat orbicular; the outer-lip not 
very thin; inner-lip reflected on the pillar: length one 
third of an inch ; breadth not half its length. 
Variety A. Quite smooth. 
Variety B. Slightly ribbed longitudinally on the second 
or third volution, and sometimes faintly on the primary 
one. 
On the leaves and at the roots of Fuci. v. v. 
31. Turbo mammillatus. Tuberclecl Turban. 
Donovan , pi. 1J3. 
Shell somewhat oval, yellowish-white, with sometimes 
a deeper band or two : spires five, convex, striate trans- 
versely and tubercled with raised dots, a few of which are 
larger, giving it a slightly angular appearance: aperture 
orbicular: length nearly an inch ; breadth three-quarters 
of an inch. 
Said to have been found on the Scilly rocks. 
D. Solid and perforated behind the pillar, 32 to 3d. 
32. Turbo aurlcularis. Ear-shaped Turban. 
Montagu, p. 308. 
Shell conic, rather pointed, smooth, semitransparent, 
light horn-color with the tip darker: spires five, much 
rounded and deeply divided by the line of separation : aper¬ 
ture dilated, somewhat oval or car-shaped ; outer-lip thin: 
inner-lip reflected on the body, forming an angle about the 
middle, with*a narrow perforation behind it: length three- 
' eighths of an inch; breadth hardly two. 
Southampton, and Dublin bay : rare, v, m. 
33. Turbo elegans. Elegant Turban, Fig. 48, 49. 
Lister, pi. 27. f. 25—Montagu, pi. 22. f. 7—Pennant, 
pi. 85. f. 2— Da Costa , pi. 5. f. 9 —Dorset Cat. pi. 21. f. 9 
— fValker, f. 32. 
Turbo striatus. Donovan, pi. 59. 
Shell somewhat oval, grey or bright ferruginous with a 
purple tinge, sometimes marked with transverse bands or 
longitudinal streaks of purplish or brown : spires five, 
rounded and swollen, strongly striate circularly, and crossed 
