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Object Name |
Boonea seminuda |
Object Description |
One turriform, marine snail shell. The shell has five whorls and is glossy off-white, gray in color and is translucent. It is textured, with deep sutures between whorls. On each whorl, axial constae are crossed by spiral striae creating nodules where they intersect creating a reticulate pattern of deep rectangles on the shell. The shell is dextral, with a "teardrop" shaped aperture. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Charleston County/Fort Johnson |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Mollusc Gastropod Sea snail Marine Saltwater Invertebrate Ectoparasitic |
Dimensions |
L-0.2 D-0.1 Dia-0.1 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-055 |