Turritella communis, 21-104


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Description

Four turriform, marine snail shells. Coloration ranges from white to light tan. The shells have between ten to fifteen whorls, with deep sutures between each whorl. There are striations and there are growth bands going up the shells. There are three spiral ridges or ribs that run horizontally along each whorl. The shells are dextral and have circular shaped apertures.


Subject

  • Invertebrates
  • Mollusks


Details

Date
1810
Creator
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
Contributor
Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
People
  • Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894
  • Mazyck, William Gaillard, 1846-1942
Publisher
University of South Carolina. McKissick Museum.
Coverage
Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists