. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 148 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM the sulcus, but strongly protractive from lower border of sulcus. Lip sinus deep. 50 (probably 54 if canal complete) X 17 mm., 49 (with protoconch) x 16 mm., two others 45 X 14 mm. Creamy-white, glossy, protoconch pale brown. Off Cape Point, 660-900 fathoms, green mud. 5 dead, but in good con- dition. (S. Afr. Mus. Coll.) Distribution. SE. of the Philippine Islands, 500 fathoms (Watson). Remarks. There is a close resemblance between this species and S. albe
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 148 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM the sulcus, but strongly protractive from lower border of sulcus. Lip sinus deep. 50 (probably 54 if canal complete) X 17 mm., 49 (with protoconch) x 16 mm., two others 45 X 14 mm. Creamy-white, glossy, protoconch pale brown. Off Cape Point, 660-900 fathoms, green mud. 5 dead, but in good con- dition. (S. Afr. Mus. Coll.) Distribution. SE. of the Philippine Islands, 500 fathoms (Watson). Remarks. There is a close resemblance between this species and S. alberti Dautzenberg & Fischer (1906. Res. Sci. Camp. Monaco, fasc. 32, p. 16, pi. 1, figs. 8-10) from off Cape Verde, 3,890 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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