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Object Name |
Lunella torquata |
Object Description |
An operculum of a marine snail shell. The glossy exterior has spiral, swirl patterns in tans and browns. The matte interior is beige and is marked with two large spiral raised ribs with nodules. The spaces surrounding the ribs and nodules are covered in sediment. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Shell Invertebrate Snail Mollusc Marine Gastropod Sea snail Turban snail Operculate Operculum |
Dimensions |
H-0.71 W-1.9 L-2.23 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-539 |