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Object Name |
Mesodon clausus |
Object Description |
Forty trochoid, terrestrial snail shells. The shells vary in size from tiny to medium with each having approximately four whorls. The coloration is white and gray with growth lines present on each whorl. The shells are dextral, with oval-shaped apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Alabama |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 |
Search Terms |
Snail Shell Mollusc Gastropod Air breathing Land snail Pulmonate Terrestrial Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
W-0.8 L-1.3 D-1 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-131 |