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Object Name |
Cerithium litteratum |
Object Description |
Fifty-three turriform, marine snail shells. The shells are gray in color. A representative specimen has five whorls and shallow suturing. The representative shell is also ornamented with a few small nodules that are nearly universal in size and dark grey colored spots which become smaller as they approach the apex. The shells are dextral with elliptical apertures and thick lips. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Florida/Monroe County/Key West |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Wurdemann, Dr. John George F., 1810-1849 Harvey, William Henry, 1811-1866 |
Search Terms |
Sea snail Marine Herbivore Gastropod Shell Snail Mollusc Saltwater |
Dimensions |
H-1.7 D-0.72 Dia-0.83 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-232 |