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Object Name |
Lunella torquata |
Object Description |
One large lenticular saltwater marine snail shell. The shell light brown, tan, and gray. There are two whorls with visibly deep striae running from the sutures to the outer edge. There appears to be worm casings on the dorsal side. The shell is dextral with a circular shaped aperture and an open, deep umbilicus. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Australia |
Classification |
Biology |
Material |
Shell |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Phillips, John H., 1800-1874 |
Search Terms |
Snail Shell Sea snail Gastropod Marine Saltwater Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
H-2.232 W-3.842 L-4.612 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-376 |