. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. ft^^w^^ Fig. 11. Central and lateral radula plates of (a) Mitra aerumnosa Melv.; (b) M. litterata Lam.; (c) M. (Dibaphus) bathybius n. sp.; (d) Vexillum sculptile (Rve.); (e) V. capense (Rve.); (/) Pusia patula (Rve.). Thiele disagreed with von Martens's identification of specimens from 340 51' S. 190 37' E., 80 metres as simplex Dnkr.; he figured one but without deciding its specific identity. The figure looks very like an aerumnosa. A series in the Juritz collection (S. Afr. Mus.), probably from th
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. ft^^w^^ Fig. 11. Central and lateral radula plates of (a) Mitra aerumnosa Melv.; (b) M. litterata Lam.; (c) M. (Dibaphus) bathybius n. sp.; (d) Vexillum sculptile (Rve.); (e) V. capense (Rve.); (/) Pusia patula (Rve.). Thiele disagreed with von Martens's identification of specimens from 340 51' S. 190 37' E., 80 metres as simplex Dnkr.; he figured one but without deciding its specific identity. The figure looks very like an aerumnosa. A series in the Juritz collection (S. Afr. Mus.), probably from the west coast of the Gape Peninsula, contains specimens from 5 mm. long upwards. These show that the lowermost columella pleat does not develop until the shell is 14-16 mm. in length (4 postnatal whorls), and even in adults always remains feeble. 1925. Thiel( Mitra teretiuscula Thiele D. Tie/see Exp., xvii, p. 185, pi. 32 (20), fig. 23. Spire subequal to aperture. Protoconch i| whorls, alt. and diam. 075 mm., smooth. Postnatal whorls 5, profile convex, suture deep but not canaliculate; 4-5 (Thiele said a variable number) fine spiral striae, the one. 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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