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'. |