Saulea
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Saulea
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Overview Afropomus Asolene Felipponea Lanistes Marisa Pila Pomacea Saulea |
The african genus Saulea (Gray, 1867) contains one living species and one
fossil species. The type species is Saulea vitrea.
Species
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Characteristics of the genus Saulea:
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Shell: | surface: | smooth |
| shape: | egg-shaped | ||
| direction: | right (dextral) | ||
| whorls: | round base with flat upper part | ||
| shell-opening (aperture): | egg-shaped, round base, oval top | ||
| umbilicus: | narrow | ||
| colour: | variable, brown with irregular vertical yellow band or vice versa | ||
| Operculum: | corneous | ||
| Body: | head (cephalic) tentacles: | long | |
| labial tentacles: | long | ||
| breathing siphon: | short | ||
| colour: | grey-yellow with darker spots | ||
| Eggs: | ? |
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