Burnupena catarrhacta, common name the flame-patterned burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]
The length of the shell varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.
The ovate shell is elongated and subturrited. The external surface is of a bluish ash color, marked with very fine, close striae. It is also ornamented with longitudinal undulated bands or flames, formed by lines more or less approximated. The epidermis is greenish. The slightly pointed spire is composed of six whorls, which are slightly convex, and united by a pretty delicate regular suture. The aperture is oblong ovate and effuse towards the base. The outer lip is smooth and white, marked interiorly, at a short distance from the edge, with sixteen or eighteen transverse striae of a reddish brown. The columella is slightly arched and whitish.[2]
This marine species occurs off the West Coast of South Africa.
Burnupena catarrhacta, common name the flame-patterned burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Burnupena catarrhacta is een soort in de klasse van de Gastropoda (Slakken).
Het dier komt uit het geslacht Burnupena en behoort tot de familie Buccinidae. Burnupena catarrhacta werd in 1791 beschreven door Johann Friedrich Gmelin.[1]
Bronnen, noten en/of referentiesBurnupena catarrhacta, tên tiếng Anh: flame-patterned burnupena, là một loài ốc biển, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Buccinidae.[1]
Burnupena catarrhacta, tên tiếng Anh: flame-patterned burnupena, là một loài ốc biển, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển trong họ Buccinidae.