Gastropoda Stromboidea | Species / Euprotomus Iredalei

Stromboidea

Original Description of Strombus vomer subspecies iredalei by Abbott, 1960:

"S. vomer iredalei has an exterior which is less shiny and more rugose (as S. vomer vomer), with the body whorl bearing 2 to 4 fairly strong spiral rows of coarse beads or poorly developed knobs below the row of small, somewhat even-sized pointed knobs at the shoulder. The spiral cord just below the suture bears numerous , elongate beads. Interior of aperture whitish with numerous spiral, white lirae of unequal size and with 2 or 3 of these at the upper end being much larger than the others. Lower half of parietal wall and columella strongly swollen, cream, tan or rarely brownish orange, and usually with small rugae on the inner, lower end. Parietal wall not glazed over at the center, but may be bordered with brownish markings. The outer lip may be somewhat flaring or turned inward. The nuclear and early whorls are whitish to pinkish but otherwise like those of hawaiensis. Radula similar to that of vomer vomer, its formula 2-1-2; 1-4 (also 1-3); 5; 5. Verge not observed.

Locus typicus: Australia