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Object Name |
Lithasia geniculata |
Object Description |
Two turbinate, freshwater snail shells. The exteriors are dark tan and dark brown in color. Internally, the shells are white. The shells have three whorls, deep, well-defined sutures, and are covered with transverse growth lines and nodules. The dextral shells have tear-drop shaped apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Alabama |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Newcomb, Wesley, 1818-1892 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Invertebrate Mollusc Gastropod Freshwater Aquatic Operculate |
Dimensions |
H-1.5 W-1.04 Dia-0.87 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-543 |