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Object Name |
Cymatosyrinx lunata |
Object Description |
Heavily ornamented, isolated snail shell. Shell is high spired and drill shaped with a flattened area just below the suture before the whorl becomes inflated. Each whorl is sculptured with twelve strong oblique axial ribs. The aperture is ovate to D-shaped with a short, but distinct siphonal canal. The outer lip of the aperture is broken in this specimen however a large callus is present at the inner lip. |
Collector |
Tuomey, Michael, 1805-1857 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Horry County |
Site Name |
Waccamaw River |
Classification |
Biology Paleontology |
People |
Tuomey, Michael, 1805-1857 |
Search Terms |
Snail Shell Fossil Mollusc Gastropod Invertebrate Sea snail |
Dimensions |
H-3.89 W-1.38 cm |
Catalog Number |
FIC1303 |