Short description: Species of gastropod
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Fasciolariinae
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A. wattersae
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Africolaria wattersae
(Kilburn, 1974)
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- Fasciolaria (Pleuroploca) wattersae Kilburn, 1974 (basionym)
- Fasciolaria wattersae Kilburn, 1974
- Pleuroploca wattersae (Kilburn, 1974)
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Africolaria wattersae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs off South Africa.
References
- Kilburn, R.N. (1974) Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (3): Gastropoda: Prosobranchia, with descriptions of new taxa of Naticidae, Fasciolariidae, Magilidae, Volutomitridae and Turridae. Annals of the Natal Museum, 22, 187–220
- Marais J.P. & R.N. Kilburn (2010) Fasciolariidae. pp. 106–137, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.
- Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1–3): 31–70.
Wikidata ☰ Q4690088 entry
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