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Metadata
Object Name |
Amphibola crenata |
Object Description |
Two trochoid snail shells that are marine and terrestrial. The exteriors are dull and gray to brown in color. Internally, the shells are tan to brown. The shells have three to four whorls, deep, well-defined sutures, and are covered with slightly raised transverse growth lines. The dextral shells have oval shaped apertures and slightly open umbilici. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Australia |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Invertebrate Mollusc Land snail Gastropod Marine Air breathing Operculum Pulmonate Terrestrial Edible |
Dimensions |
H-2.61 W-2.5 Dia-2.29 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-540 |