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Object Name |
Limicolaria flammea |
Object Description |
One turbinate, terrestrial snail shell. The shell is orange and tan in color with nine whorls, distinct sutures and very fine growth lines. Lines of color run vertically along each whorl creating a striped effect. The shell is dextral with a D shaped aperture and thin lips. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Senegal |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Mollusc Gastropod Terrestrial Invasive Air breathing Land snail Tropical Pulmonate Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
L-7.7 Dia-4.8 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-007 |