Shell-bearing Mollusca (Bivalvia and Gastropoda) from submarine caves in Hong Kong
Author
Lam, Katherine
Author
Morton, Brian
Author
Leung, K. F.
text
Journal of Natural History
2008
2008-03-31
42
9 - 12
927
952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930701862674
journal article
10.1080/00222930701862674
1464-5262
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Engina armillata
(
Reeve, 1846:111
)
(
Figure 4I, J
)
Description
Shell biconical, thick with axial ribs crossed by spiral grooves creating rows of granules. White with spiral, thin dark bands. Aperture white with denticles on the outer lip.
Type
locality
‘‘Indo O, Pacifique’’, Indian Ocean, Pacific.
Distribution
Indo-Pacific, South
China
Sea. Occurs under stable boulders and feeds on serpulid polychaetes (
Tan and Morton 1998
).
Bivalve endobenthos of the cave floor sediments