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Object Name |
Tectonatica pusilla |
Object Description |
Two turbinate, marine snail shells. The exteriors of the shells are glossy in appearance and tan to ivory in color. The interiors are an ivory color. The shells have three whorls and shallow sutures. The apertures are oval shaped with thin lips that are reflected onto their bases. The dextral shells have blunt apices. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Charleston County/Sullivan's Island |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Predatory Invertebrate Shell Mollusc Gastropod Marine Snail Saltwater Moon snail |
Dimensions |
W-0.45 L-0.58 Dia-0.49 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-354O |