Image of Plectostylus coturnix (I. Sowerby 1832)

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Figure 3.Plectostylus shells. Plectostylus broderipii, Aguas Verdes, Commune of Caldera, 24 mm: 1 Ventral view2 Dorsal view. El Morro hill, Commune of Caldera, 28.8 mm: 3 Ventral view4 Dorsal view 5 Detail of protoconchPlectostylus coturnix, El Morro hill, Commune of Caldera, 27.5 mm: 6 Detail of protoconch7 Ventral view8 Dorsal view 9 Detail of sculpture. Plectostylus elegans, Barranquilla, Commune of Caldera, 24 mm: 10 Ventral view11 Dorsal view 12 Detail of sculpture. 13 Detail of protoconch. 14 Juvenile shell. Plectostylus punctulifer, Fray Jorge National Park, Coquimbo Region, Chile, 20.2 mm: 15 Ventral view16 Dorsal view 17 Detail of sculpture. 18 Detail of protoconch. Plectostylus variegatus, Vallenar, Province of Huasco, 50.5 mm.: 19 Ventral view20 Dorsal view21 Detail of sculpture.