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species

Famelica bitrudis Barnard, 1963

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Caenogastropoda »  family Conidae

Size

15 mm

Description

Very narrow fusiform. Point of protoconch broken, and apical whorls corroded; 7 postnatal whorls remaining. Profile of whorls evenly convex, no shoulder. Growth-lines for the most part distinct, somewhat variable but not forming axial ribs, strongly protractive on sulcus before passing over on to -whorl. Fine spiral lirae 4 on 4th whorl, 6 on 5th, 8-9 on 6th and to on 7th, on base c. 15 additional lirae but not well defined on rostrum. Columella sinuous, canal long, narrow. 15 X 3.5 mm. White, glossy except where corroded.

Ecology

Deep Sea. 1500 fathoms.

Distribution

South Africa

Sources

Barnard, K.H. : Deep Sea Mollusca from West of Cape Point, South Africa. (As Daphnella bitrudis n.sp.)
Author: Jan Delsing

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