Common name of Nassarius papillosus
 
Common Name Pimpled basket shell
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Hawaii
Locality
Ref. Meadows, D.W. and A. Kane, 2006
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex
Core morphology
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'shell' from Greek 'skallein', i.e., to hoe; the name 'basket' here refers to the high spires and round shape of the shell, typical of species in this family.
 
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