. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 28. Protoconch and upper whorls of {left) Bullia natalensis (Krss.), and {right) B. mozambicensis Smith. Length of portion figured 3 mm. and 2 mm. respectively. Remarks. Distinguished from mozambicensis by the apical three smooth whorls being more elongate and papilliform, and by the sculpture of the early whorls being cancellate but not pustulose, and by the lack of spiral striae on base of last whorl. The operculum very nearly fills the aperture, and relatively is larger than in any other South Afr
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. 28. Protoconch and upper whorls of {left) Bullia natalensis (Krss.), and {right) B. mozambicensis Smith. Length of portion figured 3 mm. and 2 mm. respectively. Remarks. Distinguished from mozambicensis by the apical three smooth whorls being more elongate and papilliform, and by the sculpture of the early whorls being cancellate but not pustulose, and by the lack of spiral striae on base of last whorl. The operculum very nearly fills the aperture, and relatively is larger than in any other South African species. The parietal callus band is also, relatively, wider than in other South African species. This species does not, according to the few records, occur south of Durban. Aberr. gigant. In S. Afr. Mus. (ex coll. Ross-Frames) is one very large shell said to have come from the mouth of the Limpopo River (Chai Ghai, Portuguese East Africa), together with one undoubted mozambicensis. It measures 60 X 24 mm.; 6 whorls remain, the apex is worn and 2, possibly 3, whorls are missing. It agrees in sculpture and shape of columella with natalensis. The parietal callus extends only ^ in the 2nd remaining whorl, but rapidly widens to \ on the 3rd and equally rapidly to f on the 4th, leaving only the sutural crenulations exposed; near the end of the 4th whorl it drops abruptly to J on 5th, and continues thus on 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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