Mozambique Shells | Species detail

Shell ID:

163

Species:

Pseudorhaphitoma sienna

Family:

Mangeliidae P. Fisher, 1883

Author, Year:

Kilburn, 1993

Dimensions min-max (mm):

7.1 mm

Occurrence area:

South (Bazaruto)

Habitat:

Sand and thalassodendrum

Depth:

12 m

Notes:

Etimology: sienna stands for rich reddish. Paratype - Benguera Island - Bazaruto. Placed before in Family Turridae Swainson, 1840

Last update:

2016-04-15 11:24:44

Kilburn, R. N. (October 1993). "Turridae (Mollusca Gastropoda) of Southern Africa and Mozambique : Part 6 : Subfamily Mangeliinae, section 2". Pietermaritzburg, Natal Museum In: Annals of the Natal Museum. - Vol 34(2) (October, 1993), pp. 317-367

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