Caducifer truncatus
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| Species: | C. truncatus
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| Caducifer truncatus (Hinds, 1844)
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Caducifer truncatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Prodotiidae.[1]
Description[edit]
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll and the Mascarene Basin.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Caducifer truncatus (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 July 2012.
- Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice
- 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): 114
- Kilburn R.N., Marais J.P. & Fraussen K. (2010) Buccinidae. pp. 16–52, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.