. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 148 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM 1902. id. (3rd). Mar. Invest. S. Afr., ii, p. 93, pi. 2, fig. 3 (Eburna p.) (shell and animal, operculum badly drawn). 1929. Thiele. loc. cit., p. 332 (J^emiropsis p.). 1932. Turton. Mar. Sh. Pt. Alfred, p. 31 (Eburna p.) and p. 31, pi. 6> no. 229 (millepunctata). 1937. Peile. loc. cit., p. 182, fig. 15 (radula). Protoconch i| whorls, diam. at apex 1*5-2 mm., increasing to 2*5-3 mm. Postnatal whorls 5. 47 (to end of columella) 50 (to base of aperture) X 27 mm
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 148 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM 1902. id. (3rd). Mar. Invest. S. Afr., ii, p. 93, pi. 2, fig. 3 (Eburna p.) (shell and animal, operculum badly drawn). 1929. Thiele. loc. cit., p. 332 (J^emiropsis p.). 1932. Turton. Mar. Sh. Pt. Alfred, p. 31 (Eburna p.) and p. 31, pi. 6> no. 229 (millepunctata). 1937. Peile. loc. cit., p. 182, fig. 15 (radula). Protoconch i| whorls, diam. at apex 1*5-2 mm., increasing to 2*5-3 mm. Postnatal whorls 5. 47 (to end of columella) 50 (to base of aperture) X 27 mm. Smallest specimen seen 10 mm. long. Operculum elliptical, concave, nucleus apical, 16x7 mn"L- in 38 mm. shell. White with reddish or orange-brown spots, varying from moderately numerous (1-2 mm. diam.) to very numerous (0*5 mm. or less) [millepunctata)) sometimes larger spots near the suture and around base, and forming a central band, small spots on rest of whorl; the large spots near suture usually larger than others and oblique, flame-like; operculum yellowish-amber. Periostracum yellowish. Animal (as preserved) flesh-coloured; possibly orange when 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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