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Object Name |
Cerithium muscarum |
Object Description |
Fifty-four turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are grey in color. A representative sample shows nine whorls with shallow sutures. The shells are ornamented with striations following under the small, numerous nodules that decrease in size approaching the apex. The shells are dextral with semi-circular apertures, thin lips and siphonal notches. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Florida |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Wurdemann, Dr. John George F., 1810-1849 |
Search Terms |
Gastropod Mollusc Shell Snail Sea snail Marine Saltwater |
Dimensions |
H-1.99 D-0.62 Dia-0.5 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-237 |