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Object Name |
Acavus haemastoma |
Object Description |
One lenticular, terrestrial snail shell. The shell is light gray in color with difficult to discern growth lines which also appear gray. Ornamentation consists of thick, dark brown color bands spanning apex to aperture. The shell is dextral with four whorls, deep sutures and an oval shaped aperture. The aperture has a thick, dark brown lip that reflects onto the body of the shell at the parietal wall. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Sri Lanka |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Newcomb, Wesley, 1818-1892 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Gastropod Snail Shell Land snail Terrestrial Air breathing Pulmonate |
Dimensions |
H-2.576 W-3.198 L-4.23 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-270 |