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Object Name |
Echinolittorina ziczac |
Object Description |
Sixty-two turbinate, marine snail shells. The shells are gray with a brown to darker gray zig zag vertical striping that gives a zebra like appearance. A representative shell has six whorls with shallow, but distinct sutures. The representative shell, like a few others in this lot, has retained its operculum. The shells are dextral with tear drop shaped apertures and thin lips. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Florida/Monroe County/Indian Key |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Wurdemann, Dr. John George F., 1810-1849 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Gastropod Snail Shell Marine Sea snail Periwinkle Herbivorous |
Dimensions |
H-0.825 W-1.045 L-1.539 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-264 |