. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. PLIOCENE MARINE INVERTEBRATES FROxM LANGEBAANWEG I 75 Africa from East London to Mogambique, Malagasy, and has also been recorded from Pakistan. Patella granulans Linnaeus Patella granulans: Koch, 1949: 503. Barnard, 1962: 161. Material Several internal casts and several incomplete specimens up to 48 mm in diameter. L14187/B. Remarks The domed shape of the larger specimens and the fine radiating ribs bearing low blunt spines characterize this species, which has been recorded from the Pleistoce
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. PLIOCENE MARINE INVERTEBRATES FROxM LANGEBAANWEG I 75 Africa from East London to Mogambique, Malagasy, and has also been recorded from Pakistan. Patella granulans Linnaeus Patella granulans: Koch, 1949: 503. Barnard, 1962: 161. Material Several internal casts and several incomplete specimens up to 48 mm in diameter. L14187/B. Remarks The domed shape of the larger specimens and the fine radiating ribs bearing low blunt spines characterize this species, which has been recorded from the Pleistocene of the Namaqualand coast and the Saldanha Bay area. The species occurs alive from southern Angola to Natal. Family Fissurellidae Diodora parviforata (Sowerby) Fig. I Diodora parviforata: Barnard, 1962: 191; 1963^: 294. Description Shell oval in circumference, narrower at posterior end. ForamxCn small, circular, situated posterior to and slightly below apex. Sculpture consisting of numerous radiating lirae reaching almost from apex to circumference; in upper region growth lines form cancellate pattern with lirae. Material One complete specimen, longer diameter 22,8 mm, shorter diameter 15,6 mm, altitude 11,0 mm. L14187/C. Remarks No differences can be detected between the present specimen and living material taken from the west coast. The species has been recorded from the Pleistocene of the Alexander Bay/Port Nolloth area, and living from the west coast of the Gape Peninsula to Port Fig I. Diodora 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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