Janthina janthina, 21-121


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Description

Twenty-one lenticular in total (12 pictured), marine snail shells. The shells are lavender purple and white. The shells have approximately two to three whorls each. Coloration is mostly white on top, but purple underneath. The shells have growth lines and vertical striations. The apertures are mostly ""D"" shaped, but some have intricate curves inside the aperture. Contributed by Professor Harvey.


Subject

  • Invertebrates
  • Mollusks


Details

Date
1810
Contributor
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
  • Wurdemann, Dr. John George F., 1810-1849
People
  • Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
  • Wurdemann, Dr. John George F., 1810-1849
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists