Tritoniid from South Africa

March 31, 2000
From: Valda Fraser

Dear Bill
My flash did not behave well! I hope that you can seen enough to identify this creature.
Locality: South coast KwaZulu-Natal SOUTH AFRICA. near Port Shepstone - 44m
Date: March 2000
Size: 45mm
Regards
Valda Fraser

iti04937@mweb.co.za

Fraser, V., 2000 (Mar 31) Tritoniid from South Africa. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2165

Dear Valda,
Despite your flash problems I can see enough to know that you have something very interesting here. Although it has no gills along the mantle edge, the shape of the rhinophores clearly shows that it is a tritoniid. However I don't know any tritoniid that doesn't have gills. The best I can do is call it 'Tritoniid sp. 1'.

best wishes,
Bill Rudman.

Rudman, W.B., 2000 (Mar 31). Comment on Tritoniid from South Africa by Valda Fraser. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/2165

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