Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Bittium reticulatum
Bittium reticulatum
Needle whelk
needle shell
Small needle-whelk
Collection ID:
Z555.1.68
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 11 specimens. Off white and pale pink spire shells with relatively flat whorls and well defined lineal ridges. Pointed at apex. Found alongside Eelgrass (Zostera) and other seaweeds.
Field collection
Collector | Robert Rendall |
Place | Dingieshowe |
References
Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.161) |