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Object Name |
Scaphander lignarius |
Object Description |
One bulloid, marine snail shell. There are no whorls on this shell. The shell is tan, with a border of white around the outside. The growth lines are dark red and brown. The inside of the shell is white. The shell is dextral, with an elongated teardrop-shaped aperture. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Irish Sea |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Phillips, John H., 1800-1874 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Marine Sea snail Opisthobranch Predatory Burrowing Saltwater Invertebrate Bubble snail |
Dimensions |
L-3.5 D-2 Dia-2.4 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-128 |