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Object Name |
Epitonium occidentale |
Object Description |
Five turbinate, marine snail shells. The shells are white in color with six to eight whorls. The shells have distinct raised, white axial costae on each whorl. Deep sutures separate each whorl. The shells are dextral, with circular shaped apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Charleston County/Sullivan's Island |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Invertebrate Predatory Sea snail Marine Saltwater Wentletrap |
Dimensions |
L-1.7 D-0.5 Dia-0.5 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-046 |