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Object Name |
Littorina saxatilis |
Object Description |
One hundred eighty-eight turbinate, marine snail shells. Coloring ranges from off-white, tan, and reddish and grayish browns. Color banding varies from solid color bands to dash like color bands and some have no color banding. Nearly all of the specimen display growth lines. The shells are dextral with three to five whorls and oval-like apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
New England |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Sea snail Marine Gastropod Mollusc Shell Snail Saltwater Invertebrate Periwinkle |
Dimensions |
H-0.85 D-0.52 Dia-0.56 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-221 |