Pleuroploca effendyi – new species 2021! Pair with & without periostracum!

Caught by fishermen, 2021. Sold in pair with and without periostracum as the difference from its congener, P. trapezium is that the periostracum is also very thick compared to it, besides having shorter spire and canal and other minor differences. Minor nicks at the canal and lip. Some minor scarring typical of the species.

Species: Pleuroploca effendyi

Author: Dharma, 2021

Locality: Lombok, Bali, Indonesia

Size: 117.1 / 119.1mm

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