Crepidula plana, 21-354B


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Description

One marine snail shell. The shell is ivory to tan in color, with a slightly iridescent, ivory color inside. Externally, the shell has patches of brown color. The shell is oval in shape, flat, and slightly concave, with a pointed apex. The shell has an interior shelf-like deck that is slightly convex. This deck covers about half of the aperture. Externally, the shell is covered with growth lines and striations.


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
Sullivan's Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Relations
Historic Southern Naturalists