. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 34 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM but it appears to have been lost when the Zoology Department moved out to the new University buildings in the suburbs. A specimen, shell and animal in alcohol in S. Afr. Mus., was taken on 8 September 1897 at Station IX in False Bay (340 17' S. 180 35' E.) in 33-40 fathoms, bottom fine white sand. The shell is 170 mm. in length; the operculum has not been removed from the animal, which has not been dissected. This specimen therefore cannot be the Type. Only two o
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 34 ANNALS OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN MUSEUM but it appears to have been lost when the Zoology Department moved out to the new University buildings in the suburbs. A specimen, shell and animal in alcohol in S. Afr. Mus., was taken on 8 September 1897 at Station IX in False Bay (340 17' S. 180 35' E.) in 33-40 fathoms, bottom fine white sand. The shell is 170 mm. in length; the operculum has not been removed from the animal, which has not been dissected. This specimen therefore cannot be the Type. Only two other living specimens were taken, both off the west coast of the Cape Peninsula, one in March 1900, the other in August 1903 (both in S. Afr. Mus., from one of which I have removed the radula).*. 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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