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Release 31.03 went live 18th November, 2011

Orectospira tectiformis

(Watson, R.B., 1880) Tower of Babel Top Shell; Pagoda Cerith Shell size 18 - 50 mm Japan
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderSORBEOCONCHA
SuperFamilyCERITHIOIDEA
FamilyTURRITELLIDAE ORECTOSPIRINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 47/12
Compendium of Seashellsp 68/1.4
Shells of Japanp 135
Elenco della Famiglia Cerithiidae Vol 2p 156
Synonyms
Basilissa babelica Dall, W.H., 1907 : E Japan
Smithsonian Misc. Coll.Vol. 50, p 139-173
Compendium of Seashellsp 34/1.3
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Guido Poppe
2 Baroque Cabinet
3 Toba Aquarium
4 Guido Poppe
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