. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 7o ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Crepidula porcellana Lam. Figs. 9 a-c, 11 a Crepidula hepatica Krauss, 1848, p. 69, pi. 4, figs. 12 a, 12 b (with var. complanata). Von Martens, 1903, p. 45. Schwarz, 1910, p. 115. Haughton, 1932, pp. 20, 29, 34. Turton, 1932, pp. 155, 156, pi. 35, nos. 1106, 1111 (with lentiginosa, adspersa and vars.). Crepidula porcellana, Adam & Leloup, 1936, pp. 350-358, pi. 1, figs. 1-11, pi. 2, figs. 1-5 [not fig. 7 = aculeata] (incl. adansonia, goreensis, hepatica, ads
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 7o ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Crepidula porcellana Lam. Figs. 9 a-c, 11 a Crepidula hepatica Krauss, 1848, p. 69, pi. 4, figs. 12 a, 12 b (with var. complanata). Von Martens, 1903, p. 45. Schwarz, 1910, p. 115. Haughton, 1932, pp. 20, 29, 34. Turton, 1932, pp. 155, 156, pi. 35, nos. 1106, 1111 (with lentiginosa, adspersa and vars.). Crepidula porcellana, Adam & Leloup, 1936, pp. 350-358, pi. 1, figs. 1-11, pi. 2, figs. 1-5 [not fig. 7 = aculeata] (incl. adansonia, goreensis, hepatica, adspersa). Nickles, 1950, p. 74, figs. 100—102 [not fig. 103 = aculeata]. Protoconch 1^ whorls, coiled nearly vertically, the nucleus almost con- cealed by the more or less symmetrical growth of the Patelliform shell, smooth. Margin of septum more or less concave, no notch or concavity on left Fig. 9. Crepidula porcellana Lam. a, basal view, b, c, lateral and dorsal views of protoconch. C. aculeata (Gmelin). d, basal view, e, dorsal view of protoconch. C. rugulosa Dnkr. f, basal view. Surface with growth-lines only. Periostracum somewhat fibrous-nmbriate around circumference. 31 X 22 mm. (40 mm. long, Nickles). Two specimens of equal length show the difference between the high form and Krauss's flat form {complanata): 25 X 12, alt. 13 mm., and 25 X 17, alt. 4 mm. Var. with wyw-coloration: 36 X 23, alt. 16 mm. (50 mm. long, Turton). Chestnut or greyish brown, uniform or variously mottled, spotted or streaked, internally brown, septum white; or pale with thin reddish-brown. 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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