Annals of the South African Museum, Volume 45The Museum, 1960 - Natural history |
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Page 44
... spiral sculpture varies in strength , and one can speak of 8 spiral grooves or of 4 spiral flat ' cords ' with lirae ( carifa ) ; the spiral grooves are constant on the early whorls , variation occurring on the body whorl ; in one ...
... spiral sculpture varies in strength , and one can speak of 8 spiral grooves or of 4 spiral flat ' cords ' with lirae ( carifa ) ; the spiral grooves are constant on the early whorls , variation occurring on the body whorl ; in one ...
Page 105
... spiral lines , chiefly on base , with a series of brown spots forming a broken narrow spiral band just below periphery from upper end of aperture on last whorl , on earlier whorls just above suture , sometimes with a white band above ...
... spiral lines , chiefly on base , with a series of brown spots forming a broken narrow spiral band just below periphery from upper end of aperture on last whorl , on earlier whorls just above suture , sometimes with a white band above ...
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... spiral lirae 2 on 1st , 2nd and 3rd whorls , rather far apart , becoming obscure , but usually traceable in good ... spiral streaks only ; or pale grey or buff with faint yellowish spiral bands ; or orange - brown with chestnut spiral ...
... spiral lirae 2 on 1st , 2nd and 3rd whorls , rather far apart , becoming obscure , but usually traceable in good ... spiral streaks only ; or pale grey or buff with faint yellowish spiral bands ; or orange - brown with chestnut spiral ...
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1st whorl 2nd whorl 3rd whorl 4th whorl additional lirae antennae anteriorly aperture apex axial ribs Bartsch body whorl brown Buccal surface callus camelopardalis Cape Cape Natal capensis central pit central plate cingulum cirri cirrus columella Conch cusps denticles diam distal dorsal cirri Durban elytra enamel False Bay fathoms Fauvel Giraffa groove Holotype Hopefield horn-core hypocone juveniles knobs last whorl later whorls lateral plate length lingual surface M₁ mandible Martens median mesostyle metres molar Museum Natal Occlusal surface Olduvai Operculum outer lip P.F. coll pale parapodium parietal callus periostracum plicate Port Alfred posterior pillar Postnatal whorls Proc prostomium protoconch Protoconch 2 whorls radula Records root rows rugose segments setae setiger setigerous lobe shell Sivatherium slightly Smith smooth South African Sowerby species specimens spiral lirae spiral striae spire suture talonid teeth Thiele Tiefsee Exp Tomlin tooth Turton upper Zool Zoology