Common name of Naticarius alapapilionis
 
Common Name Beaded necklace-shell
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country South Africa
Locality South Africa to Mozambique.
Ref. Branch, G., C. Griffiths, M. Branch and L. Beckley, 2016
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core other/n.a.
1st Modifier inanimate object
2nd Modifier color pattern(s)
Remarks 'shell' from Anglian 'scell', 'seashell, eggshell', from Proto-Germanic '*skaljo' meaning 'piece cut off; shell; scale', from Proto-Indo-European root '*skel-' meaning 'to cut'.
Glossary [ e.g. cnidaria]
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