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Spry, J. F. (1961). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods. Tanganyika Notes & Records. 56: 1-33.
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Spry, J. F.
1961
The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods
Tanganyika Notes & Records
56: 1-33
Publication
Tanzania for Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822
Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Busycon sinistrum Hollister, 1958 Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone for Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
English black mouthed moon snail [from synonym] for Polinices melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
English lance auger [from synonym] for Terebra lanceata (Linnaeus, 1767)
English magilus coral snail for Magilus antiquus Montfort, 1810
English marble cone [from synonym] for Conus marmoreus bandanus Hwass, 1792
English Triton's trumpet shell for Charonia tritonis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Description Possibly the best known gastropod shell. A distinctive shell, up to 50 cm, with a pointed spire and a large body ... [details] Description A conspicuous, very rugged shell, up to 12 cm, with heavy spined varices on whorls. Colour off-white to light ... [details] Description Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details] Description A distinctive shell, up to 7 cm, with low spire, large body whorl and wide aperture. Spire whorls with deep ... [details] Description Up to 9 cm, similar to V. turbinellus, in shape, but more rosy pink with light brown patches. Columella wide, ... [details] Publication date Year of description from Dautzenberg, 1929 [details] Publication date Author and year of description from Dautzenberg, 1929 [details] Spelling N. taenia in Michel, 1988. Year of description from Dautzenberg, 1929 [details] synonymy Murex ramosus Linnaeus, 1758 is a group of three species [details] synonymy Richmond treats Strigatella as subgenus of Mitra [details] synonymy Richmond treats Strigatella as subgenus of Mitra [details] |