Table 3 Main oceanic areas and the corresponding minimum, mean and maximum diameter (d), whorl height (wh) and whorl width (ww) values
Sites Oceans | Minimum d/wh/ww | Mean d/wh/ww | Maximum d/wh/ww |
|---|---|---|---|
Canary Islands North-eastern Atlantic Ocean | 15.63/3.90/4.39 | 17.39/4.71/5.06 | 20.77/5.83/6.18 |
Tobago North-western Atlantic Ocean | 17.32/5.40/5.59 | 19.71/5.60/5.89 | 21.06/5.84/6.24 |
South Africa South-eastern Atlantic Ocean | 24.52/5.49/5.95 | 24.52/5.49/5.95 | 24.52/5.49/5.95 |
Brazil South-western Atlantic Ocean | 17.43/4.86/5.18 | 19.06/5.60/5.47 | 19.58/5.47/5.73 |
Tanzania Western Indian Ocean | 17.26/4.63/4.77 | 19.55/5.35/5.73 | 22.02/5.91/6.34 |
Mauritius Western Indian Ocean | 19.50/5.06/5.31 | 21.45/5.69/6.05 | 23.56/6.32/6.71 |
Maldives Western Indian Ocean | 18.66/4.55/4.95 | 22.54/5.63/5.96 | 26.43/7.12/7.44 |
Sri Lanka Northern Indian Ocean | 17.26/5.04/5.56 | 22.95/5.78/6.06 | 24.13/6.16/6.41 |
Thailand Northern Indian Ocean | 19.00/5.14/5.25 | 22.82/5.64/5.93 | 27.25/6.22/6.56 |
Western Australia South-western Indian Ocean | 17.90/4.82/5.07 | 19.39/5.13/5.42 | 22.40/5.79/6.05 |
Eastern Australia South-western Pacific Ocean | 17.78/4.58/5.03 | 20.00/5.24/5.66 | 21.96/5.99/6.59 |