Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Neptunea antiqua
Neptunea antiqua
red whelk
neptune snail
common spindle snail
buckie
ancient whelk
ancient neptune snail
ancient neptune
Collection ID:
Z555.1.209
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 3 specimens, 1 of which is held in the open display 'Orkney Shore'. All large, off white and smooth but still have their raised vertical ridges. The operculum is present in the 2 specimen which are in the box, the specimen in the open display does not.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.185) |
