. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 34. Mathilda salve n. sp. a, beginning of 1st postnatal whorl with basal (ventral) view of protoconch. b, second half of 1st postnatal whorl with apical (dorsal) view of protoconch. c, protoconch and first halves of 1st and 2nd postnatal whorls, d, body whorl. refiexed lip seems to be partially broken, and may have extended farther over the umbilicus. Outer lip rounded. 15 X 5-25 mm. Cape St. Blaize N. X E. 73 miles. 125 fathoms, one: Type; Cape Morgan N. J W. 77 fathoms, apex of 4 whorls, no pr
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 34. Mathilda salve n. sp. a, beginning of 1st postnatal whorl with basal (ventral) view of protoconch. b, second half of 1st postnatal whorl with apical (dorsal) view of protoconch. c, protoconch and first halves of 1st and 2nd postnatal whorls, d, body whorl. refiexed lip seems to be partially broken, and may have extended farther over the umbilicus. Outer lip rounded. 15 X 5-25 mm. Cape St. Blaize N. X E. 73 miles. 125 fathoms, one: Type; Cape Morgan N. J W. 77 fathoms, apex of 4 whorls, no protoconch; off Glendower Beacon (Port Alfred), 100 fathoms, apex of 7 whorls, no protoconch (S. Afr. Mus. Nos. A9139 Type, A9140, A9141. coll.). Remarks. Differing in detail from sansibarica Thiele 1925 and amanda Thiele 1925, both from the east coast of Africa, but very close to the latter. It has more numerous axial ribs than zmitampis Melvill & Standen 1901, from Gulf of Oman, and the spiral sculpture is different (judging by the figure). Appears to have some resemblance to Mathildona euglypta Iredale (1929, p. 186) from New South Wales. The Cape St. Blaize Type specimen is dead but not worn; both the apices are worn, but show enough of the sculpture to confirm their identity with the 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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