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Object Name |
Americoliva sayana |
Object Description |
Isolated marine snail shell. Externally the shell is cylindrical and smooth with faint growth lines and a channeled suture on a low spire. The aperture is long and the inner lip is ridged and there is a deep notch at the base. This specimen is abraded and filled with gray sedimentary matrix. |
Collector |
Tuomey, Michael, 1805-1857 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Darlington District |
Classification |
Biology Paleontology |
People |
Tuomey, Michael, 1805-1857 |
Search Terms |
Snail Gastropod Mollusc Invertebrate Shell Predatory Sea snail Marine Olive snail Saltwater Fossil |
Dimensions |
H-1.79 W-2.23 L-5.23 cm |
Catalog Number |
FIC1301 |