弯角骨螺

弯角骨螺学名Bolinus cornutus)是一种掠食性的海蜗牛[1]它们广泛分布在非洲西岸,喜欢中等水深的海域。它们的壳很大,有刺及呈棒状,一般都是呈淡褐色或黄褐色,有笔直及很长的水管沟

弯角骨螺
弯角骨螺的壳
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 软体动物门 Mollusca
纲: 腹足纲 Gastropoda
目: 新腹足目 Neogastropoda
科: 骨螺科 Muricidae
属: Bolinus属 Bolinus
种:
弯角骨螺 B. cornutus
二名法
Bolinus cornutus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
异名[1]
  • Aranea conspicua
  • Murex (Bolinus) cornutus
  • Murex cornutus
  • Murex tumulosus

特征

弯角骨螺栖息在中等水深的海域,喜欢碎石或岩质基质。它们是肉食性及掠食性的。[2]

弯角骨螺含有丰富的紫色染料,一般称为骨螺紫。这种染料是鳃下腺的黏液,用来防御及协助掠食的。[2][3]

弯角骨螺的壳很厚大,有刺,呈棒状,体螺层很阔。壳可以长达20厘米。螺旋部很低,体螺层有6-7个螺层,每个螺层有2条长而中空的刺。水管沟笔直及长,其上也有短刺。壳呈淡黄色或黄褐色,在体螺层上有3道深色的螺旋形斑纹。壳孔呈卵状及白色,唇边、瓣壳质及滑层呈杏黄色。壳的外表面都很粗糙。[4][2][5][6]

分布

弯角骨螺分布在非洲大西洋海岸。[4][7]

参考

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758). [2011-02-09]. (原始内容存档于2011-04-27). 
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Abbott, R. Tucker; Morris, Percy A. A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2001: 207. ISBN 9780618164394. 
  3. ^ Joseph, Vercauteren; Chèze, Catherine; Triaud, J. Polyphenols 96: 18th International Conference on Polyphenols. Bordeaux, France: Editions Quae: 55. 15–18 July 1996. ISBN 9782738007964. 
  4. ^ 4.0 4.1 Radwin, George E.; D'Attilio, Anthony. Murex shells of the world: an illustrated guide to the Muricidae. Standford University Press. 1976: 29. ISBN 9780804708975. 
  5. ^ Ardovini, Roberto; Cossignani, Tiziano. West African seashells: including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. L'informatore piceno. 2004: 142. ISBN 9788886070119. 
  6. ^ Rogers, Julia Ellen. The Shell Book. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. 1908: 32. ISBN 9781419152924. 
  7. ^ Abbott, Robert Tucker; Dance, S. Peter. Compendium of seashells: a color guide to more than 4,200 of the world's marine shells. American Malacologists. 1986: 138. ISBN 9780915826179.