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Object Name |
Modulus modulus |
Object Description |
Eight trochoid, marine snail shells. The shells are light tan in color with spiraling purple to chestnut dashes. The shells have approximately five whorls that reach a flattened apex. The whorls are covered in very faint nodules that merge to form deep striations on the base of the shells. The shells are dextral with oval-like apertures and slightly open umbilici. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
West Indies |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Sea snail Marine Gastropod Mollusc Shell Snail Saltwater Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
H-1.27 W-1.19 D-0.77 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-212 |