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Object Name |
Io fluvialis |
Object Description |
Three turbinate, freshwater snail shells. The exteriors are tan to brown and dull in appearance. Internally, the shells are cream and slightly iridescent. The shells have five whorls, shallow sutures, and spines near the sutures on the body and middle whorls. The periostracum has flaked off the spines and apices of the shells. The shells are dextral with oval-shaped apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Tennessee/Nolichucky River |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 |
Search Terms |
Invertebrate Shell Snail Mollusc Gastropod Freshwater Aquatic Operculum Operculate Endangered |
Dimensions |
H-5.47 W-3.18 Dia-3.08 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-526 |