Limicena nyasana (Smith, 1899)

Muratov, Igor V., 2010, Terrestrial molluscs of Cabo Delgado and adjacent inland areas of north-eastern Mozambique, African Invertebrates 51 (2), pp. 255-255 : 267

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5733/afin.051.0203
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7913579
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B7D926-AD2D-FFAD-E8F7-FE2CFB81FCB8
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Limicena nyasana (Smith, 1899)
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Limicena nyasana (Smith, 1899) View in CoL

Fig. 18 View Figs 15–25 Buliminus ( Conulinus) nyasanus: Smith 1899: 586 , pl. 33, figs 41, 42 (Nyika Plateau, Mount Chiradzulu and Zomba Plateau; 21× 15 mm).

A widespread but not very common species, with a general distribution from southern Tanzania to southern Zambia, Malawi ( type localities) and Mozambique. Found at one station on Cabo Delgado. Differs from the three preceding species of Cerastidae by the wider bulimoid shell with a cylindrical umbilicus, and by the characteristic protoconch sculpture of seven strong spiral ridges well illustrated by Mordan (1998: 62, fig. 3) .