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Object Name |
Boonea impressa |
Object Description |
One hundred seventy-one turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are gray in color with seven flat whorls. The whorls have distinct sutures and revolving lines. The shells are dextral with "teardrop" shaped apertures and a columellar tooth is present. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Charleston County/Sullivan's Island |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Sea snail Marine Invertebrate Saltwater Ectoparasitic |
Dimensions |
L-1.27 D-0.254 Dia-0.254 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-033 |