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Object Name |
Caracolus marginella |
Object Description |
Two lenticular, terrestrial snail shells. The shells are off-white in color and have a singular dark purple color band on the body whorl which fades to a chestnut color then to yellow at the apex. The shells have four whorls with very shallow sutures. The umbilici are semi-open. The shells are dextral with ellipse-shaped apertures. Inside the apertures are four denticles. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Jamaica |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Newcomb, Wesley, 1818-1892 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Gastropod Snail Shell Air breathing Land snail Terrestrial Pulmonate Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
H-1.1 W-2.4 L-2.6 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-176 |