. The shell book . oth chank shells are used to put a high polish upon paperand glazed cloth; their weight and smoothness adapt them forsuch work, in skilled hands. The button is cut from the top,and strung as a bead, or krantah, into necklaces. These areworn by all the Sepoy soldiers in the East India service. The Artichoke Turbinella (T. scolymus, Gmel.) is the giantof this genus. Its turreted spire bears a series of six varices, thestrongest on the last whorl, which gives this ponderous fusiformshell a distinct hexagonal form when viewed from above. The 77 The Chank Shells exterior is yello
. The shell book . oth chank shells are used to put a high polish upon paperand glazed cloth; their weight and smoothness adapt them forsuch work, in skilled hands. The button is cut from the top,and strung as a bead, or krantah, into necklaces. These areworn by all the Sepoy soldiers in the East India service. The Artichoke Turbinella (T. scolymus, Gmel.) is the giantof this genus. Its turreted spire bears a series of six varices, thestrongest on the last whorl, which gives this ponderous fusiformshell a distinct hexagonal form when viewed from above. The 77 The Chank Shells exterior is yellowish white, under a thin, fibrous, olive columella and interior are flesh pink. Length, 8 to 10 inches. Habitat.— Brazilian coast. Vasum muricatum, Born., is a related form, stouter, armedwith hollow sharp tubercles on the shoulder of each whorl, andthree rows near the base. Length, 3 to 6 inches. Colour white,lined with pink. Habitat.— Florida Keys, West Indies, Panama. 78 THE SHELL BOOK PLATE 11.
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