Seashells Of The World

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COMMON INDO-PACIFIC TURBANS Of the several dozen turbans from the tropical Western Pacific, these are the commonest . N ote the characteristic shape of the o perc u l um in each species .

outer side operculum

i nner side Ho rned Tu rban 3 " Turbo cornutus Lig htfoot Southern Japan; common near shore

Go l d - mouthed Tu rba n Turbo chrysostomus L i n n e C o m m o n on coral reefs

Dwarf Tu rba n 1 1/2' Silver-mouthed Tu rban T. bruneus Red ing Turbo argyrostomus L i nne

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TU RBANS

3"

3"

Setose Tu rba n 3" T. setosus Gme l i n


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