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Object Name |
Naticidae (indeterminate) |
Object Description |
Twenty-one globose, marine snail shells. The shells are off-white to light tan in color with faint, darker striations and slight growth lines. The striations become deeper and more defined approaching the apex. The shells are dextral with four whorls. The apertures are tear-drop shaped and the umbilici are calloused but partially open. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Classification |
Biology |
People |
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942 Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Gastropod Mollusc Shell Snail Sea snail Marine Predatory Invertebrate |
Dimensions |
H-1.5 W-1.1 L-1.9 D-0.4 Dia-1.3 cm |
Catalog Number |
21-348 |