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Object Name |
Umbonium vestiarium |
Object Description |
Eighteen lenticular marine snail shells. The thin shells show a range of colors including white, pink, tan, and brown. The decorations vary from transverse lines to color bands. The shells are dextral with D-shaped apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
India;East Indies;West Indies |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Phillips, John H., 1800-1874 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Shell Snail Mollusc Gastropod Marine Top snail |
Dimensions |
H-0.754 W-1.13 L-1.274 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-514 |