Collections

Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Propebela rufa
Lora rufa
Red conelet
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.110
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 6 specimens, including one very small shell. Range of colours from off-white through pinks and reds. Conical, with well defined curved costae. Can occasionally be found in shallow waters or collected from soft sea floors from the low water mark to a depth of approx. 70m.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.170)