dcsimg

Description

provided by World Register of Marine Species
A squat shell with thick varices and a small, round aperture, up to 5 cm. Anal canal forms a long projecting spout which is retained on the upper whorls; columella and outer lip ridged. Colour dirty yellow or cream, dotted with brown; aperture and inner lip violet. Habitat: often under boulders on reef crest. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997).

Reference

Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160.

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