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Object Name |
Gemophos auritulus |
Object Description |
One turbinate, marine snail shell. The shell is white in color. There are proximately four whorls; though accurate accounting is difficult. Tiny holes appear throughout the shell. The ornamentation consists of striae both vertical and horizontal resulting in a grid pattern of raided nodules.and growth bands. The shell is dextral, with an elongated, oval-shaped aperture and a siphonal notch. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
West Indies |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Marine Sea snail Invertebrate Saltwater |
Dimensions |
L-2.1 D-2 Dia-1.5 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-098 |