The age and grow th of the turbinid gastropod Lunella coronata coreensis at Sensui-jima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture were examined from May 1992 to November 1993. Age was determined from year rings in the operculum. An individual with the largest operculum (shell diameter= 28.66 mm) was 7-year old. The relationship between age and shell diameter (SD) was expressed using von Bertalanffy's grow th equation: SDt = 30.40 ( 1-e-0.3407 (t-0.3313)). Population grow th was rapid at 0 to 1 year of age and decreased thereafter. Growth was suppressed by the low sea water temperature in winter.