Biology:Coluzea radialis
| Coluzea radialis | |
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| Shell of Coluzea radialis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Columbariidae |
| Genus: | Coluzea |
| Species: | C. radialis
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| Coluzea radialis (Watson, 1882)
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Coluzea radialis, common name the Benguela pagoda shell, is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbariidae.[1]
Description
The length of the shell attains 75 mm. [2]
The white shell is relatively thin, with a long, slender, and straight siphonal canal. The periphery features a spiral row of bluntly triangular spines, ranging from 15 to 50 on the body whorl. The rest of the shell is sculpted with spiral cords, which are most prominent below the periphery and along the base of the siphonal canal. In some specimens, low axial ribs are associated with the peripheral spines. [2]
Distribution
This marine species is endemic to South Africa and occurs off the West coast, off Atlantic Cape region (Alexander Bay to Cape Point), at depths between 160 m and 420 m. [2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coluzea radialis (Watson, 1882). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. doi:10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001. ISBN 978-1-86868-098-6. https://doi.org/10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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- Steyn DG and Lussi M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods.. published by the authors. p. 172.
- Marais J.P. & Kilburn R.N. (2010). Turbinellidae. Pp. 300-310, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. pp. 1–376.
External links
- Watson, R.B. (1879). "Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition.". Journal of the Linnean Society of London 14: 16:382. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/99383.
- Darragh, T.A. (1969). "A revision of the family Columbariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda)". Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 83 (1): 106. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56624162.
Wikidata ☰ Q5150272 entry
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