Mozambique Shells | Species detail

Shell ID:

808

Species:

Callipara queketti

Family:

Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815

Subfamily:

Volutinae Rafinesque, 1815

Author, Year:

(E. A. Smith, 1901)

Sinonyms:

Voluta (Lyria) queketti Smith, 1901

Dimensions min-max (mm):

41-75 mm

Occurrence area:

South (Inhambane to Ponta do Ouro)

Habitat:

Rubble bottoms

Depth:

to 340 m

Notes:

Very variable in colour, pattern, and form. Small forms of F. quaketti occur in Bazaruto, from 115-120 m; forms from Quissico have two large stripes, and are from 115-125 m; form from Barra Falsa bear several dark stripes; forms from Ponta Dobela bear several light coloured stripes.

Last update:

2016-04-04 20:25:30

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Species detail - Callipara queketti (E. A. Smith, 1901)

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