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Object Name |
Telescopium telescopium |
Object Description |
One conical, marine snail shell. The shell is off-white to tan in color with signs previously being a dark brown. The shell has approximately nine whorls, extremely shallow sutures and forms a very tight cone shape. The shell has faint growth lines and striations that cover its exterior. The shell is dextral with a broken ellipse shaped aperture. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
East Indies; India |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Phillips, John H., 1800-1874 |
Search Terms |
Marine Sea snail Saltwater Gastropod Mollusc Snail Shell |
Dimensions |
H-5.9 D-4.46 Dia-3.28 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-219 |