. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 4. a, b, c. outlines of Limopsis chuni Thiele, anceps Thiele, and a species cf. straminea Smith. d. L. cf. straminea, foot, e, f. internal and external views of L. multistriata (Forskal). Subcircular, length slightly greater than altitude. (Formula a twice in m, 1J times in^; b 1J times in c). Concentric lirae, also fine radial striae. Internally no radial ribs; whole margin finely crenulate. Lower margin of hinge slightly arched. Teeth interrupted in middle; at 2 mm. shell length 3 teeth on eac
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. Fig. 4. a, b, c. outlines of Limopsis chuni Thiele, anceps Thiele, and a species cf. straminea Smith. d. L. cf. straminea, foot, e, f. internal and external views of L. multistriata (Forskal). Subcircular, length slightly greater than altitude. (Formula a twice in m, 1J times in^; b 1J times in c). Concentric lirae, also fine radial striae. Internally no radial ribs; whole margin finely crenulate. Lower margin of hinge slightly arched. Teeth interrupted in middle; at 2 mm. shell length 3 teeth on each side, at 4 mm. 4, at 10 mm. 6-7 anterior, 5-6 posterior, increasing to respec- tively 8-9 (10) and 7-8 at 33 mm. length. Up to length 35, alt. 30 mm. (S. Afr. Mus.); 36 x 32-33 mm. (Thiele). Foot with posterior process, byssus rudimentary. 330 41' S., 18° 03' E., 178 metres; 350 10' S., 230 2' E., 500 metres {chuni) (Thiele). 350 16' S., 22° 26' E., 155 metres {agulhasensis) (Thiele). From: off Cape Vidal (Zululand) 80-100 fathoms, Cape Natal (Durban), 54 and 85 fathoms, and the East London area, 39 fathoms, to Algoa Bay and St. Francis Bay, across the Agulhas Bank to Cape Point, off the west coast of. 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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