RESEARCH PAPER
Polymorphism and anomalous shells in juveniles of Rapana thomassiana Crosse, 1861 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Neogastropoda) from the Black Sea
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| 1 | Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland |
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Krzysztof Smagowicz
Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Cracow, Poland
Zoological Museum, Institute of Zoology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 9, 30-387 Cracow, Poland
Publication date: 2020-07-09
Folia Malacol. 1989;3(1):149–158
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ABSTRACT
A comparative study of juvenile shells of Rapana thomassiana Crosse, 1861 from the coasts of Bulgaria (42 specimens) and Georgia (5 specimens) has shown their morphologic and biometrical distinctness. The young specimens from Bulgaria were markedly different from the adults (10 specimens). The studied shells are described considering their colour variability, regeneration, eplzoites, and anomalies (3 anomalous shells).
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