Afrivoluta pringlei, commonly known as the pringle's marginella, is a species of large deep water sea snail with a glossy shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Marginellonidae. [2]
| Afrivoluta pringlei | |
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| The shell of a specimen of Afrivoluta pringlei trawled off Cape Agulhas, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Marginellonidae |
| Genus: | Afrivoluta |
| Species: | A. pringlei
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrivoluta pringlei | |
Tomlin called the genus Afrivoluta, and the genotype pringlei, after the director of the Port Elizabeth Museum and Snake Park.
Description
editThe length of the shell attains 120 mm. [3]
The shell is large and volute-like, with an oblong body whorl and a bluntly rounded apex. A well-developed, oval callus deposit is present near the parietal region. The surface is smooth and glossy. The aperture is narrow and elongated, with the basal half of the inner lip featuring four strong, oblique pleats. The outer lip is slightly thickened, with a convex edge in side view and a smooth interior. [3]
The shell is deep pinkish-orange to orange-brown, with the body whorl displaying two or more broad bands in a paler shade. The ventral callus ranges from cream-colored to pinkish-brown. [3]
Distribution
editThis species is endemic to South Africa, and it is found south-east of Cape Recife. Specimens have been found off Algoa Bay and Jeffreys Bay, azt depths between 70 m and 500 m. [3]
References
edit- ^ Tomlin, John Read le Brockton (1947). "A new South African volutid". Journal of Conchology (print). 22 (10). London: Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland: 224–246.
- ^ Afrivoluta pringlei Tomlin, 1947. 23 October 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ a b c d Herbert, D.G., Jones, G.J. & Atkinson, L.J. (2018). Phylum Mollusca. In: Atkinson, L.J. and Sink, K.J. (eds) Field Guide to the Offshore Marine Invertebrates of South Africa. Pretoria: Malachite Marketing and Media. p. 289. doi:10.15493/SAEON.PUB.10000001. ISBN 978-1-86868-098-6. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
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- Steyn DG and Lussi M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. published by the authors. p. 172.
- Tomlin, J.R. le B. (1947). "A new South African volutid". Journal of Conchology. 22: 244–245.
- Cossignani, T. (2006). Marginellidae & Cystiscidae of the World. Informatore Piceno. pp. 1–408.
- Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982). Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Johannesburg: Macmillan South Africa. pp. 1–249.
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Further reading
edit- Lipe, R. 1991. Marginellas:37;pl.18, fig 1
- Lorenz 1993. World Shells 4:49