Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Burnupena
Family: Buccinidae (Mollusca/Gastropoda)
Taxon : Marine Molluscs
Group : Animal
SPECIES
pubescensNOTES
An elongate shell to 50 mm with a high spire, granular ridges and a deep depression below the suture. The siphonal canal is short and open and the anal canal is distinct. The outer lip is finely ridged inside and the columella is smooth with a weak parietal nodule. A scavenger from extreme low-tide levels down to 30 m.
AUTHORITY
(Kuster, 1858)Sub Author
Conservation
CommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
n/aColour
- Notes: Has alternating brown and white spots on the ridges and brown axial streaks. Aperture white to light brown
- Colour: Brown
Common Name
- Turkey
- Kalkoentjie
Habitat
- NOTES: Collected 1990 on the beach at the river mouth
- HABITAT NAME: Beach
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
Synonyms for Species
- Buccinum pubescens
- Buccinum tigrinum
- Burnupena tigrina
- Cominella translucida
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