Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Demoulia
Family: Nassariidae (Mollusca/Gastropoda)
Taxon : Marine Molluscs
Group : Animal
SPECIES
sp. 256NOTES
A squat shell to 20 mm with convex whorls and a short, angled siphonal canal. Fine spiral threads intersect rounded axial ribs with rounded nodules at the periphery. The umbilicus is narrow and the outer lip has teeth with weak ridges inside. Infratidal near coral reefs. Preys on corals.
AUTHORITY
Sub Author
Conservation
UncommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: A creamy-white shell
- Colour: Cream
Common Name
- Coral shell
Habitat
- NOTES: Collected 1990 on the beach at the river mouth
- HABITAT NAME: Beach
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
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