Caducifer truncatus explained

Caducifer truncatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Prodotiidae.

Description

Shell size 17 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Aldabra Atoll and the Mascarene Basin.Western Australia.

References

• 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.