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Object Name |
Cerithideopsis californica |
Object Description |
One turriform, marine snail shell. The shell is light gray in color with nine whorls. Each whorl has ribs and also raised spiral striations. The width between ribs increasing in the body whorl. The shell is dextral with an oval-like aperture. The outer lip of the aperture is reflected back towards the base of the shell. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Panama |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Gastropod Snail Shell Sea snail Marine Saltwater Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
H-2.77 D-0.93 Dia-1.07 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-217 |