Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Moderately large, globular shell with a short, pointed spire, up to 12 cm. Outer lip thickened and denticulate with 3-4 sharp spines on outer edge. Exterior ash grey; lip and columella orange to yellow, aperture dark brown. Habitat: fine sandy substratum from 10-50 m deep. Distribution: Indo-Pacific. (Richmond, 1997).
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
- bibliographic citation
- Drivas, J.; Jay, M. (1987). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection Les Beautés de la Nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. 159 pp.
- contributor
- Eunice Onyango [email]
