Shell ID:
589
Species:
Tectonatica violacea
Family:
Naticidae Guilding, 1834
Subfamily:
Naticinae Guilding, 1834
Author, Year:
(Sowerby I, 1825)

Dimensions min-max (mm):
12-25 mm
Occurrence area:
North (Pemba, Nacala, Conducia Bay), South (Inhaca Island)
Habitat:
Sand areas with rocks and coral
Depth:
Intertidal

Last update:
2016-04-14 07:55:16

Bibliographic records [2]

D. G. Herbert (1991). "New records of Mollusca from Southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 1 (Mollusca : Gastropoda).". Pietermaritzburg, Natal Museum
In: Annals of the Natal Museum. - Vol 32 (1991), pp. 305-318
R. N. Kilburn. "[A] revision of the Naticidae of Southern Africa and Moçambique (Mollusca)"
In: Annals of the Natal Museum. - Vol 22, 3 (November 1976), pp. 829-884