Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Turritellinella tricarinata
Turritella communis
Auger shell
great screw shell
European turretsnail
common turretsnail
common tower shell
common screw shell
Witches hats
hornie [Sanday]
Collection ID:
Z555.1.31
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 1 large specimen currently on display in the open shell display. Measures 82.55mm which is the equivalent to 3 and a quarter inches and is likely the shell given to Robert Rendall by Mr Ritch of Southernwood, Deerness.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall, Mr Ritch |
| Place | Offshore Deerness |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.161) |
