Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, Volume 47 |
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Distribution . India , East Indies , north east Australia . Remarks . The nodulose
shell from Port St. Johns is shiny and unworn . A series of 6 from Ceylon in the
South African Museum ( coll . E. L. Layard ) . Cassis ( Cypraecassis ) rufa ( Linn .
) ...
Distribution . India , East Indies , north east Australia . Remarks . The nodulose
shell from Port St. Johns is shiny and unworn . A series of 6 from Ceylon in the
South African Museum ( coll . E. L. Layard ) . Cassis ( Cypraecassis ) rufa ( Linn .
) ...
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Distribution . Japan . Remarks . How many shells were sent to Sowerby is not
recorded . He kept the shell ( s ) from Port Shepstone . There are now 9 shells (
and 1 fragment ) in the South African Museum . The Umkomaas shell , though
dead ...
Distribution . Japan . Remarks . How many shells were sent to Sowerby is not
recorded . He kept the shell ( s ) from Port Shepstone . There are now 9 shells (
and 1 fragment ) in the South African Museum . The Umkomaas shell , though
dead ...
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Distribution . Madagascar . Remarks . An immature shell from Port St. Johns ( S.
Afr . Mus . ) , 21 mm . long , uniform brown , with projecting spire , is quite fresh
and glossy ; it does not look as if it had been carried very far by currents .
Cypraea ...
Distribution . Madagascar . Remarks . An immature shell from Port St. Johns ( S.
Afr . Mus . ) , 21 mm . long , uniform brown , with projecting spire , is quite fresh
and glossy ; it does not look as if it had been carried very far by currents .
Cypraea ...
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