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Object Name |
Truncatella costata |
Object Description |
There are two turbinate, terrestrial snail shells. The shells are white in color with four whorls. The shells have growth lines and subtle sutures between whorls. The shells have a rounded (or truncated) apex. The shells are dextral, with oval-shaped apertures. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
France/Île-de-France |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Muséum National d'Historie Naturelle |
Search Terms |
Shell Snail Gastropod Mollusc Fossil Land snail Terrestrial Operculum Looping snail Micromollusk |
Dimensions |
H-0.23 W-0.21 L-0.63 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-116 |