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Object Name |
Kurtziella cerina |
Object Description |
Two turbinate, marine snail shells. The shells are white in color, with six whorls. The shells have subtle sutures separating the whorls. There are vertical costae on each whorl surrounding the shell. The shells are dextral, with "teardrop" shaped apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
South Carolina/Charleston County/Charleston/Charleston Harbor |
Site Name |
Charleston Harbor |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Predatory Sea snail Marine Invertebrate Saltwater |
Dimensions |
L-0.2 D-0.1 Dia-0.1 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-050 |