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Object Name |
Sinum perspectivum |
Object Description |
Eleven lenticular, marine snail shells. The shells are white and exhibit two whorls with the body whorl comprising almost the entire shell. There are horizontal lines and vertical striations that run across the shell. Specimen 21-066.8 is brown in color and has an operculum that covers the opening of the shell. The other shells' apertures are sinestral with a oval openings. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Georgetown Co./Waccamaw R./Oaks Island;Georgia/Chatham Co.;Florida/Charlotte Harb |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Harvey, William Henry, 1811-1866 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Predatory Sea snail Marine Saltwater Invertebrate Moon snail Carnivorous |
Dimensions |
L-3.4 D-0.9 Dia-2.6 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-066 |