Annals of the South African Museum: Annale Van Die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum, Volume 47 |
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Smallest shell in the South African Museum with varix : 37 mm . long . Usually
only the outer lip varix is developed , but occasionally the shell is continued for a
further quarter , half , or three - quarter whorl and then forms another lip varix .
Smallest shell in the South African Museum with varix : 37 mm . long . Usually
only the outer lip varix is developed , but occasionally the shell is continued for a
further quarter , half , or three - quarter whorl and then forms another lip varix .
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According to Laursen ( 1953 ) some 6o names have been given to shells of this
genus . ... Shell trochoid . Viviparous janthina Shell globose . Oviparous Shell
furrowed ( ribbed ) exigua Shell smooth or striated 3 Shell with well - developed
keel ...
According to Laursen ( 1953 ) some 6o names have been given to shells of this
genus . ... Shell trochoid . Viviparous janthina Shell globose . Oviparous Shell
furrowed ( ribbed ) exigua Shell smooth or striated 3 Shell with well - developed
keel ...
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PHILINE Ascanius The species of this genus cannot be diagnosed from the shell
alone ; giving names to isolated shells is useless . At present there is only one
fully diagnosed species in South African waters : aperta . P. berghi is known only
...
PHILINE Ascanius The species of this genus cannot be diagnosed from the shell
alone ; giving names to isolated shells is useless . At present there is only one
fully diagnosed species in South African waters : aperta . P. berghi is known only
...
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Algoa Bay aperture appears axial Bartsch base become brown Cape capensis central closely collected concentric cusp dead Delagoa Bay diam distinct Distribution Durban East London examples False Bay fathoms figure Fossil granules grooves growth-lines identified intermediaries internally Jaeckel Knysna Krauss larger lateral length less Linn living locality lower margin Martens material metres middle Muir narrow Natal nearly nodules oblique obtained outer P.F. coll pale peripheral Pleistocene Point Port Alfred Port Elizabeth posterior Postnatal whorls present probably Protoconch radial Radula recorded references Remarks ribs River Natal rows Schilder sculpture seems shape shell shows side slightly Smith smooth sometimes South African Museum Sowerby species specimens spiral lirae strong surface suture Table Bay teeth Thiele Tomlin Trifora Turton Type umbilicus upper usually valve Zululand