2012年1月13日 星期五

Strombus latus 94.45mm 西非鳳凰螺

Phylum: Mollusca 軟體動物門


Family: Strombidae 鳳凰螺科

Scientific name: Strombus latus

Chinese name: 西非鳳凰螺

Author: Gemlin, 1791

Size: 94.45mm

Description: w/o. Senegal. 2006
















































































2012年1月12日 星期四

Strombus latus arenensis 94.03mm 小瘤西非鳳凰螺

Phylum: Mollusca 軟體動物門


Family: Strombidae 鳳凰螺科

Scientific name: Strombus latus arenensis

Chinese name: 小瘤西非鳳凰螺

Author: Bernard, 1982

Size: 94.03mm

Description: w/o. Senegal. 2006
















































































2012年1月6日 星期五

Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) yerburyi 8.1mm

Phylum: Mollusca 軟體動物門


Family: Ischnochitonidae 薄石鱉科

Scientific name: Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton) yerburyi

Chinese name:

Author: (E. A. Smith, 1891)

Size: 8.1mm

Description: 8.1x5.1mm, under rock at 2m, S. of Agaba, Jordan, Red Sea, 07/1999

Acknowledgement:I would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:「Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods」, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.




























Ischnoplax pectinata 23.6mm

Phylum: Mollusca 軟體動物門


Family: Callistoplacidae 盔石鱉科

Scientific name: Ischnoplax pectinata

Chinese name:

Author: (Sowerby, 1840)

Size: 23.6mm

Description: 23.6x10.5mm, Intertidal on rocks. Recife, Brazil. 1997

Acknowledgement:I would like to express my gratitude to my friend Bruno Anseeuw (BELGIUM) to enrich my shell collection. This specimen is one of his highly appreciated generosity gifts. Bruno is a passionate collector of this often neglected group (Polyplacophora) of Molluscs and his collection of Polyplacophora now counts about 450 worldwide species. In Alain Robin’s new book:「Encyclopedia of Marine Bivalves, Including Scaphopods, Polyplacophora and Cephalopods」, section of the Polyplacophora almost all come from his collection. The author came to photograph them at his home. So you can figure out how abundant are his collection of chitons.