Lanistes purpureus (Jonas, 1839)

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Lanistes purpureus
Lanistes purpureus from Tanzania.
Shell heigth: 45 mm.
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Shell: The rare Lanistes purpureus has a beautifull purple shell. As in all Lanistes species, this snail is hyperstrophic sinistral, which means the shell is sinistral, but the body of the snail is dextral.
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Distribution:
Tanzania

 

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