Mozambique Shells | Species detail

Shell ID:

910

Species:

Indothais blanfordi

Family:

Muricidae Rafinèsque, 1815

Subfamily:

Rapaninae Gray, 1853

Author, Year:

(Melvill, 1893)

Dimensions min-max (mm):

20-25 mm

Occurrence area:

Entire Coast

Habitat:

Muddy sand and in crevices

Depth:

Shallow subtidal

Notes:

Cf. "Sea Shells of Southern Africa" by R. Kilburni, p. 90, notes on Thais tissoti (Petit, 1852)

Last update:

2016-04-23 14:59:13

R. N. Kilburn. "Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca : 2 : with the description of new species and subspecies of Conus, Nassarius, Vexillum and Demoulia" In: Annals of the Natal Museum. - Vol 21, 2 (1972), pp. 391-437

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