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Object Name |
Anguispira alternata |
Object Description |
Fifteen lenticular, terrestrial snail shells. Nine shells are varying shades of brown with three appearing off-white with brown markings. The shells have five whorls, shallow sutures, growth lines and open umbilici. Darker markings give the shells a tiger-like coloring. The shells are dextral with D shaped apertures and thin, non-reflected lips. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Maryland/Baltimore;Ohio |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Newcomb, Wesley, 1818-1892 Foreman, Edward R., 1808-1885 |
Search Terms |
Mollusc Gastropod Shell Snail Terrestrial Air breathing Land snail Pulmonate |
Dimensions |
H-1.002 W-1.793 L-1.991 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-267 |