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Object Name |
Caracolus marginella |
Object Description |
One lenticular, terrestrial snail shell. The exterior is a light brown with a prominent dark brown band that extends from the aperture through each whorl fading toward the apex. The interior is marked with vertical brown striations that radiate from the apex. The shell is dextral, marked with faint growth lines and light striations, and has an open umbilicus. The aperture has a thickened lip and is semi-circular in shape. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Cuba |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Newcomb, Wesley, 1818-1892 |
Search Terms |
Gastropod Mollusc Snail Shell Air breathing Land snail Terrestrial Pulmonate Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
H-1.6 W-3 L-3.5 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-332 |