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Object Name |
Epitonium angulatum |
Date |
01/1857 |
Object Description |
Nine turbinate, marine snail shells that are white to tan in color. Each shell has six to eight whorls. Distinct ornamentation is found on each of these shells. The ornamentation consists of deep sutures, which separate the whorls. The whorls only touch where the white axial costae cross the suture to the next whorl. The costae numbers vary along each whorl. The shells are dextral, with an "oval" shaped aperture. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Charleston County/Oaks Island/Waccamaw;Sullivan's Island |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Predatory Sea snail Marine Saltwater Invertebrate Wentletrap |
Dimensions |
L-1.5 D-0.5 Dia-0.5 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-045 |