Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Thick shell, up to 8 cm, with spire of varying height (mostly short), and with spiral ridges on the lower half of the body whorl. Colouration variable: often creamy orange with darker brown, zigzagging lines on upper part of body whorl and spire, and with brown bands across central and lower half of body whorl; or pale orange with white shoulder mottling and a central band. Aperture bluish white. Habitat: on shallow sand around reefs. Distribution: Indo-Pacific.
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. ISBN 91-630-4594-X. 448 pp.
- contributor
- Esther Fondo [email]
