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Object Name |
Terebra concava |
Object Description |
One turriform, marine snail shell. The shell is white in color with ten whorls. Ornamentation consists of raised lines between each whorl, with small nodules sticking up on each line. It is a symmetrically repeating pattern. There is a small hole near the apex of the shell. The shell is dextral with an "oval" shaped aperture. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Charleston County/Sullivan's Island |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Auger snail Predatory Marine Sea snail Tropical |
Dimensions |
H-1.4 W-0.1 D-0.1 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-038 |