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Object Name |
Arianta arbustorum |
Object Description |
Six lenticular, terrestrial snail shells. The shells are brown in color with a darker brown color band and a representative shell has five whorls. The shells have deep sutures and are ornamented with small, wavy growth lines with specks of lighter brown along the growth lines. The shells are dextral with oval shaped apertures and thick lips that reflect onto the base of the shell. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
France |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle |
Search Terms |
Gastropod Mollusc Snail Shell Land snail Terrestrial Pulmonate Air breathing |
Dimensions |
H-1.5 W-1.6 L-2.09 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-250 |