Common Name |
Ram's horn shell |
Language |
English |
Type |
Vernacular |
Official Trade Name |
No |
Rank |
2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country |
South Africa |
Locality |
South Africa to Mozambique (Ref. 121223). |
Ref. |
Branch, G.M., C.L. Griffiths, M.L. Branch and L. Beckley, 2005 |
Life Stage |
juveniles and adults |
Sex |
females and males |
Core |
other/n.a. |
1st Modifier |
morphology |
2nd Modifier |
morphology |
Remarks |
'shell' from Anglian 'scell', 'seashell, eggshell', from Proto-Germanic '*skaljo' meaning 'piece cut off; shell; scale', from Proto-Indo-European root '*skel-' meaning 'to cut'. Also in Ref. 121223. |