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Object Name |
Anguispira kochi |
Object Description |
One lenticular, terrestrial snail shell. The exterior is covered in brown periostracum but the places where it is missing the shell appears to be light gray to white. A small amount of paper is still attached to the glue on the dorsal side of the shell where is was once adhered. Ornamentation consists of clear growth lines in a lighter shade of brown. The shell is dextral with five whorls, shallow sutures, a deep umbilicus, an elliptical aperture and thin lips. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Ohio/Meigs County/Portland |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Gastropod Snail Shell Terrestrial Air breathing Land snail |
Dimensions |
H-1.568 W-2.238 L-2.551 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-258 |