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Fulmentum ancilla (Hanley, 1860)
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Nomenclature
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Family: PseudolividaeGenus: Fulmentum
Species:
Fulmentum ancilla (Hanley, 1860)
Usage:
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Synonyms: 1
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SUMMARY
Distribution: Temperate Southern Africa realm. Agulhas province (Off Western Cape and Eastern Cape, South Africa).
RV 0935. South Africa, Western Cape, Cape St. Francis, dredged offshore, depth 65 m, June 2005. Scale bar is 1 cm.
This is the largest of the living pseudolivids, with specimens reaching a shell length 0f over 70 mm. Beached specimens are not uncommon in collections, whereas live caught specimens still are a comparatively rare find.