Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Littorina obtusata |
Object Description |
Six lenticular, marine snail shells. Light brown, gray, and tan in color. Approximately three to four whorls per shell with shallow sutures. The shells are dextral with visible growth lines tear-drop shaped apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
United Kingdom/England/North Yorkshire/Scarborough |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Sea snail Marine Saltwater Invertebrate Periwinkle |
Dimensions |
H-1.62 W-0.001 L-0.24 D-1.02 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-225 |