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TURBO. TURBAN . 
pering to a fine point, sometimes slightly curved, and 
frequently tinged with rufous brown : spires from nine to 
thirteen, very fiat, with hardly any visible separating line : 
aperture oval, ending in a sharp point; the outer-lip thick 
but not margined, prominent and rounded in the middle, 
and sloping to both ends; inner-lip reflected: length three- 
quarters of an inch ; breadth hardly a quarter of an inch. 
On the western coasts, v. m. 
63. Turbo subulate. Awl-shaped Turban. 
Donovan, pi. 172— Dorset Cat. pi. 19. f. 14. 
Shell yellowish white, or dull red, smooth, glossy, slen¬ 
der and tapering to a very fine point: spires about ten, 
quite flat, with hardly any visible line of junction, each 
marked with two faint yellowish spiral hands winding round 
the volutions, which become obsolete towards the point: 
aperture narrow oval, contracted at the inner angle, aud 
rounded at the top: length half an inch; breadth not a third 
of its length. 
Western coasts, and Dunbar : rare. v. m. 
64. Turbo subtruncatus. Obtuse Turban. 
Montagu, pi. 10. f. 1. 
Shell tapering to a father obtuse point, yellowish-white, 
transparent and often a little glossy, smooth or faintly stri¬ 
ate longitudinally: spires six or seven, rounded and sepa¬ 
rated by a deep depressed line: aperture somewhat orbicu- 
la^ inclining to oval: length two-tenths of an inch; breadth 
a fourth of its length. 
Western coasts, and North Britain: rare. 
65. Turbo truncate. Abrupt Turban. 
Montagu , pi. 10. f. 7— Dorset Cat. pi. 19. f. 8. 
Shell cylindrical, smooth, horn-color, glossy, transpa¬ 
rent, abrupt at the point as if broken off: spires four, rar el v 
five, much raised and divided by a deep depressed line, 
sometimes slightly striate at the margin of the volutions : 
aperture rather oval, slightly margined ; the inner-lip re¬ 
flecting a little on the pillar : length two-tenths of an inch ; 
breadth a third of its length. 
Western coasts, and North Britain, v. m. 
66. Turbo 
