WoRMS taxon details
original description
(of Murex decollatus Linnaeus, 1767) Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae per regna tria naturae: secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Ed. 12. 1., Regnum Animale. 1 & 2. <em>Holmiae [Stockholm], Laurentii Salvii.</em> pp. 1-532 [1766] pp. 533-1327 [1767]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83650#5 [details]
basis of record
Reid D. G. (2014). The genus <i>Cerithidea</i> Swainson, 1840 (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in the Indo-West Pacific region. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3775(1): 1-65. [12 March 2014]., available online at http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3775.1.1 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source
Fischer-Piette, E. & Vukadinovic, D. (1973). Sur les Mollusques Fluviatiles de Madagascar. <i>Malacologia</i>. 12: 339-378. page(s): 361 [details]
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp. page(s): 38 [details]
additional source
Reid, D.G., Dyal, P., Lozouet, P., Glaubrecht, M. & Williams, S.T. (2008)
Mudwhelks and mangroves: the evolutionary history of an ecological
association (Gastropoda: Potamididae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
47: 680-699. [details] Available for editors [request]
From other sources
Description Habitat: Mangrove Forests.
Thick, strong, elongate shells up to 3 cm, with five whorls and about 20 axial ribs. Colour grey brown. Habitat: on the trunks of mangrove trees. Distribution: W Indian Ocean. Regional names: Kis. Nyambua. (Richmond, 1997). [details]
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truncated mangrove snail |
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