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    The document provides information on four families and six species of gastropod shells that are important to fisheries in Kenya. It includes descriptions of key identifying characteristics like size, habitat, use, and distinguishing anatomical features of each species. Technical terms are also defined that are used to describe parts of the shells.

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    Guide to Families

    GASTROPODS

    35

    Several marine gastropod species are commercially important in Kenya and are collected locally by artisanal fishermen for food, as bait and for the shell market. The Guide to Families and Guide to Species include 4 families and 6 species, respectively.

    TECHNICAL TERMS AND MEASUREMENTS


    apex spines nodes

    spire

    axial ribs suture

    spiral cords

    columella

    posterior canal

    columellar callus columellar folds

    aperture body whorl

    inner lip outer lip anterior siphonal canal base

    umbilicus

    ventral view of a composite shell

    Aperture: Opening of shell, at the last formed margin; in a spiral shell, the margin nearer to the coiling axis forms the inner lip, and the opposite margin the outer lip. Base: Lower part of the shell, anterior to level of periphery of body whorl. Body whorl: The largest, last turn of the spiral in a coiled shell. Callus: Thick secondary deposit of lime, generally shiny and porcellaneous. Columella: Coiling axis of shell, forming the lower part of inner lip. Nucleus: Earliest formed part of the operculum. Operculum: Horny or calcareous part attached to the foot, sealing aperture when animal retracts within the shell. Sculpture: Relief pattern on shell surface. When parallel to the curve of whorls, sculptural elements are spiral; when parallel to the coiling axis, they are axial. Shoulder: Distinct spiral angulation of a whorl. Siphonal canal: Troughlike or tubular extension of aperture anteriorly, for inclosure of a fleshy siphon. Spire: All the whorls of a shell, except the last one. Suture: Spiral line or groove of shell surface, where adjacent whorls meet. Umbilicus: Opening at base of shell made around the coiling axis when columella is hollow. Varix (pl. varices): Axial riblike thickening of the outer surface of shell, representing a previous growth halt during which the outer lip of aperture thickened.

    36 Gastropods

    GUIDE TO FAMILIES

    STROMBIDAE
    Conchs To about 45 cm. Marine. Two species of interest to fisheries are included in the Guide to Species.

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    flaring outer lip in adult shell glossy callus on inner lip

    thick and corneous, hookshaped operculum

    typical stromboid notch siphonal canal

    CYPRAEIDAE
    Cowries To about 20 cm. Marine. Two species of interest to fisheries are included in the Guide to Species.

    outer lip sometimes digitate

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    posterior canal posterior canal teeth on both lips

    anterior canal

    surface smooth and polished

    aperture narrow

    N
    ventral view

    lateral view

    MURICIDAE
    Murex shells To about 30 cm. Marine. One species of interest to fisheries is included in the Guide to Species.

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    spire raised columella smooth siphonal canal well developed

    axial varices present

    TURBINELLIDAE
    Vase shells To about 15 cm. Marine. One species of interest to fisheries is included in the Guide to Species.

    sculpture strong often with spines or lamellae processes

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    Shell thick and heavy

    sculpture rough, with blunt spines siphonal canal present

    columella with strong folds

    Guide to Species

    STROMBIDAE

    Strombidae - Cypraeidae - 37

    Local name(s): N: Dodo viadha; S: Dodo (M/K). Habitat: Common on reef flats and on coralrubble bottoms or in mangrove areas, usually associated with fine red algae on which it feeds. Fisheries: Caught by hands. Distinctive Characters: Shell large, thick and heavy, with a moderately high, pointed spire; spire whorls slightly concave on their apical half, with fine spiral threads and a row of relatively small knobs on the sharply angulate shoulder; dorsal side of body whorl rough, with low, irregular spiral cords and 2 or 3 spiral rows of blunt tubercles, forming large knobs on the shoulder. Colour: Outer coloration of shell variable, cream to tan, often with various patterns of brown, purplishtan, or bluishblack.

    Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758)

    FAO names: Common spider conch (En) Ptrocre commun (Fr)


    Siphonal canal forming a rather wide and moderately developed digitation anteriorly

    Outer lip with a deep stromboid notch and 6 slender, hollow digitations

    Local name(s): N: Dodo viadha; S: Dodo (M/K). Habitat: Occurs in shallow waters of coastal reef flats, mainly on sandy, algal, and coral rubble bottoms. Fisheries: Caught by hands. Distinctive Characters: Strong knobs on spire whorls; aperture and lips smooth, stromboid notch shallow. Colour: Outer shell creamy tan to darkbrown; only slightly mottled; aperture and lips creamy pink.

    Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786)

    FAO names: Giant spider conch (En) Ptrocre gant (Fr)


    Size: To 29 cm, common 18 cm (SL)

    Siphonal canal slightly recurved

    CYPRAEIDAE
    Lyncina lynx (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Size: To 30 cm (SL) FAO names: Lynx cowrie (En)

    6 more or less developed digitations on outer lip

    Local name(s): N & S: No information. Habitat: Mostly found under coral slabs and stones or half exposed in crevices; often found in small groups. Fisheries: Caught by hands. Distinctive Characters: Aperture long and narrow, with several white teeth and a bright reddish spacing. Colour: Dorsal surface generally pale brown, pale purple or grey, densely covered with small and large dark brown or purple dots; the large spots are extended to the edges; the base is white or pale brown. Remarks: Collected for food and for its shell.

    Size: To 9 cm (SL)

    38 Gastropods - Cypraeidae - Muricidae - Turbinellidae

    Local name(s): N & S: No information. Habitat: Widespread in shallow waters, occurring in every kind of habitat, even sandy bottoms; most common in shallow tidal pools under vegetation and stones. Fisheries: Caught by hands. Remarks: Mainly collected for shellcraft. Distinctive Characters: Strong teeth, with slight ridges on columella. Colour: Creamwhite, yellowish or greyish with a conspicuous golden ring.

    Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    FAO names: Gold ring cowrie (En)

    MURICIDAE
    Chicoreus ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Size: To 4 cm (SL) FAO names: Ramose mureux (En) Murex rameux (Fr)

    Local name(s): N: Fondo koa; S: Dodo (M/K). Habitat: Muddy gravel and coarse sand bottoms of coral reef flats, in littoral zones and shallow sub tidal waters. Fisheries: Caught by hands. Distinctive Characters: Three axial varices per whorl; each with strong, frondlike spines. Colour: White to light brown, often with scattered brown flecks between varices; aperture white, suffused with pink to orangered on lips. Remarks: Collected by local fishermen for food and used as bait.

    Siphonal canal moderately long, broad and slightly curved

    7,11

    TURBINELLIDAE
    Vasum ceramicum (Linnaeus, 1758)

    Size: To 33 cm (SL)

    Local name(s): N: Fondo koa; S: Dodo (M/K). Habitat: On shallow reefs; intertidal and shallow sublittoral zones, to a depth of about 20 m. Fisheries: Caught by hand; the flesh is used as food or as bait by fishermen, and the thick shell as a source of lime; it is also sold for shell collections. Distinctive Characters: Shell elongated with a long siphonal canal and only three strong columella folds. Colour: Usually whitegrey, often partially obscured by a dark thin organic coating (periostracum).

    FAO names: Ceram vase (En)

    Size: To 16 cm (SL)

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