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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Cyrillia linearis
Philbertia linearis
Delicate needle conch
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.124
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 8 specimens. Turreted, spire shaped with well defined whorls and strong costae which created a spiked netted effect. Small in size and ranges in colour from off white and greys, when alive they are a more vivid yellow or brown colour. Can be found at depths of 10-200m in the sublittoral in sand, gravel or shell sand.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.170)