. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 102 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Scala blaisei Fig. i8 a Protoconch 3 whorls, smooth. Postnatal whorls 3. Ribs c. 48 on last whorl. No spiral sculpture. No basal lira. Sutures moderately deep. Umbilicus closed. 3-5x2 mm. White. Off Cape St. Blaize, 125 fathoms, 1 (S. Afr. Mus. no. A9025, coll.).. Fig. 18. a, Scala blaisei n. sp. b, S. illovoensis n. sp. c, S. crassilabrum (Sow.), peristome and back view of body-whorl, d, Acrilla cophinodes (Melvill). e,f, A. natalis n. sp., 4-whorled
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 102 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM Scala blaisei Fig. i8 a Protoconch 3 whorls, smooth. Postnatal whorls 3. Ribs c. 48 on last whorl. No spiral sculpture. No basal lira. Sutures moderately deep. Umbilicus closed. 3-5x2 mm. White. Off Cape St. Blaize, 125 fathoms, 1 (S. Afr. Mus. no. A9025, coll.).. Fig. 18. a, Scala blaisei n. sp. b, S. illovoensis n. sp. c, S. crassilabrum (Sow.), peristome and back view of body-whorl, d, Acrilla cophinodes (Melvill). e,f, A. natalis n. sp., 4-whorled and 8-whorled shells, with sculpture on last whorl of latter further enlarged, g, h, A. analogica n. sp., apical whorls, and 8th-ioth whorls (A9026 and A9228 respectively). Remarks. Has a greater number of ribs than any other South African species except macromphalus, which, however, is entirely different in shape. S. algoensis Thiele 1925 has 30-32 ribs. Scala macromphalus (Smith) Epitonium macromphalus Smith, 1910a, p. 203, pi. 7, figs. 14, 14 a. Tongaat (Smith); Isipingo (S. Afr. Mus. coll. Burnup). Scala gemmula (W. H. Turton) Scalaria gemmula Turton, 1932, p. 84, pi. 19, no. 601. Port Alfred (Turton). Still Bay (S. Afr. Mus. coll. Muir). Dr. Muir found ad ozen 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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