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Object Name |
Polygyra auriculata |
Object Description |
Seven lenticular, terrestrial snail shells. The shells range from brown to light gray in color with four to five whorls and shallow sutures. Ornamentation consists of faint, fine growth lines. The shells are slightly convex with open vortex-like umbilici. The shells are dextral with irregularly shaped apertures. The lips are thin and reflected toward the bodies and display a single tooth. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Florida |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Wurdemann, Dr. John George F., 1810-1849 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Gastropod Snail Shell Terrestrial Land snail Pulmonate Air breathing |
Dimensions |
H-0.649 W-1.082 L-1.294 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-272 |