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Page 26
Two dead examples ( one of them given to Tomlin ) from 34 ° 34 ' S. 18 ° 32 ' E. ,
100 fathoms , 60 X 29 mm .: sharp cancellate sculpture but spiral lirae on body
whorl tending to greater prominence than the axial ribs : protoconch narrower
than ...
Two dead examples ( one of them given to Tomlin ) from 34 ° 34 ' S. 18 ° 32 ' E. ,
100 fathoms , 60 X 29 mm .: sharp cancellate sculpture but spiral lirae on body
whorl tending to greater prominence than the axial ribs : protoconch narrower
than ...
Page 156
The records ( dead shells ) from Port Elizabeth ( Sowerby ) , Port Alfred ( Turton ) ,
and Natal ( Sowerby ) need confirmation . Remarks . A slender specimen , 44 X
18 mm . ( S. Afr . Mus . no . 4709 ) locality unknown , but probably Cape , was ...
The records ( dead shells ) from Port Elizabeth ( Sowerby ) , Port Alfred ( Turton ) ,
and Natal ( Sowerby ) need confirmation . Remarks . A slender specimen , 44 X
18 mm . ( S. Afr . Mus . no . 4709 ) locality unknown , but probably Cape , was ...
Page 172
The presence of this species in Algoa Bay is rather unexpected ; the P.F.
specimen is the only one , dead or alive , known from west of Natal . The juvenile
, 17.5 X 8.5 mm . with protoconch and 4 whorls ( fig . 33 ) , appears at first sight
very ...
The presence of this species in Algoa Bay is rather unexpected ; the P.F.
specimen is the only one , dead or alive , known from west of Natal . The juvenile
, 17.5 X 8.5 mm . with protoconch and 4 whorls ( fig . 33 ) , appears at first sight
very ...
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additional African Alfred antennae anterior aperture apex appearance aspect axial ribs band base becoming body breadth broken brown buccal callus Cape central plate cingulum cirri columella Conch cusps dead described developed diam distinct dorsal Durban East enamel examples extending False Bay fathoms figure fish foot fragment groove knobs lateral length less lirae Living lobe lower Makapansgat margin marked Martens material Maximum metres middle Museum narrow Natal Notes occlusal Operculum outer lip P.F. coll pair pale pillar plate Point Port posterior Postnatal whorls present protoconch radula Records Remarks root rostrum rounded rows seen segments setae shell shoulder shows side similar slightly Smith smooth sometimes Sowerby species specimens spiral spiral lirae spire striae surface suture Table Table Bay teeth Thiele Tomlin tooth Turton upper usually