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。
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弯角骨螺的壳 | |
科学分类 ![]() | |
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
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二名法 | |
Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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特征
编辑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
编辑参考
编辑- ^ 1.0 1.1 Bolinus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758). [2011-02-09]. (原始内容存档于2011-04-27).
- ^ 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.
- ^ Joseph, Vercauteren; Chèze, Catherine; Triaud, J. Polyphenols 96: 18th International Conference on Polyphenols. Bordeaux, France: Editions Quae: 55. 15–18 July 1996. ISBN 9782738007964.
- ^ 4.0 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.
- ^ Ardovini, Roberto; Cossignani, Tiziano. West African seashells: including Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. L'informatore piceno. 2004: 142. ISBN 9788886070119.
- ^ Rogers, Julia Ellen. The Shell Book. New York: Doubleday, Page & Company. 1908: 32. ISBN 9781419152924.
- ^ 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.