-
smaller than a nodule.
Beaded -
resembling rows or
strings of beads.
Cyrtoconoid spire -
approaching a cone in shape, but with
convex sides.
Growth line...
-
quite concealing the spire.
Cypraea Cylindrical, pupiform. Lioplax, Pupa
Cyrtoconoid:
approaching a
conical shape but with
convex sides (see: Gibbula) Depressed...
- whelks. The s****
grows to a
length of 12 mm. It has a high,
slightly cyrtoconoid (almost with the
shape of a cone, but
having convex sides)
spire and...
-
attains 50 mm. The s**** is ovate-fusiform with a medium-high,
weakly cyrtoconoid spire. The
primary spire callus is
thick and
strongly pustulose, except...
- any
spiral element and is
sometimes banded. The
protoconch is
markedly cyrtoconoid, with 2–3
smooth whorls. The five to six
whorls of the
teleoconch are...
-
length of the s****
attains 65 mm. The s**** is ovate-fusiform with a
cyrtoconoid spire (approaching a cone in shape, but with
convex sides). The primary...
-
length of the s****
attains 41.5 mm. The s**** is ovate-fusiform with a
cyrtoconoid spire. The
primary spire callus is
thick and
weakly micro-shagreened...
-
nearby food. The s**** of
species in this
genus have a
relatively high
cyrtoconoid (approaching a
conical shape but with
convex sides)
spire and a siphonal...
-
narrow conic outline, with up to 13 flat-sided
whorls and a
slightly cyrtoconoid profile. The
sutures are very slight,
paralleled internally and above...
-
distorted profile. The
protoconch is
large (2 mm), globose,
distinctly cyrtoconoid with
three smooth whorls. The
teleoconch consists of 7-8 whorls. The...
