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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Manzonia crassa
Alvania crassa
Thick rissoa
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.48
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 2 specimens. Minute, grey and conical. The six whorls are very defined in this species, giving an almost stepped effect. Can be found among seaweeds and stones at the low water mark, but they're much more common on sandy bottoms sublittorally.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.158)