Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Clanculus pharaonius |
Object Description |
Two trochoid marine snail shells. The exteriors are a dull pink and covered with small black and white nodules. The interiors are white. The shells have six whorls and deep, well-defined sutures. The dextral shells have oval shaped apertures, thick apertural lips, and large teeth inside the apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Red Sea;Pacific Ocean |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Foreman, Edward R., 1808-1885 Phillips, John H., 1800-1874 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Sea snail Marine Invertebrate Saltwater |
Dimensions |
H-1.69 W-1.91 Dia-1.61 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-561 |