Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Melanella alba
Balcis alba
Polished eulima
Collection ID:
Z555.1.70
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 6 specimens. White or sand coloured, spires with flat whorls and pointed apex. Glossy. Occasionally slightly curved at the top of the spire but these example are all straight. Found on muddy sand and gravel associated with sea cucumber (holothurians).
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.166) |
