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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Steromphala cineraria
Gibbula cineraria
painted topshell
grey topsnail
grey topshell
grey top shell 
leddie whelk
silver willie
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.24
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 6 specimens. Grey with darker or brownish stripes. Conical with convex sides and a domed apex. Several specimens have operculum intact and preserved. Found on rocky shores, extending into the sublittoral zone.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.155)