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Object Name |
Jaspidella jaspidea |
Object Description |
One obovate, marine snail shell. The exterior of the shell is smooth and white in color with tan shading while the interior is white. There are five whorls one the shell with sutures are darker in color than the rest of the shell. Irregular dark brown streaks extend from each suture downward. The shell is dextral, with a "teardrop" shaped aperture with a narrow siphonal notch. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
West Indies |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Sea snail Marine Predatory Saltwater Olive snail Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
L-1.1 D-0.4 Dia-0.4 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-053 |