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Object Name |
Streptartemon deformis |
Object Description |
Two lenticular, terrestrial snail shells. The shells are light brown in color, are absent of typical ornamentation and are instead smooth and glass-like on the surface. The shells are dextral and have five whorls, which become bulbous approaching the semicircular apertures. The lips of the shells are thin and do not reflect onto the shells' bodies. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Guyana/Demerara River;Brazil |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Newcomb, Wesley, 1818-1892 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Gastropod Snail Shell Terrestrial Land snail Pulmonate Air breathing |
Dimensions |
H-0.425 W-0.586 L-0.678 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-253 |
