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Object Name |
Turritella bicingulata |
Object Description |
One turriform, marine snail shell. The shell has tightly coiled whorls which form an elongated cone. Coloration is light brown to brown. Each shell has seven whorls separated by deep sutures. Each whorl has horizontal and vertical striations, and irregular vertical color banding that varies in color from white to brown. The shell is dextral, with an oval-shaped aperture with a sharp outer lip. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Africa/Cape Verde/Cape Verde Islands;Peru |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Phillips, John H., 1800-1874 |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Sea snail Marine Operculum Saltwater Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
L-3.6 D-1.1 Dia-1.1 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-090 |