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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Simnia patula
Simnia patula
Open simnia
Poached-egg shell
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.80
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 14 specimens. Semi-translucent, white with an orange tinge. Elongated-oval in shape with a wide aperture that stretches the length of the shell. Can be found in the sublittoral associated with coelenterates particularly species such as Eunicella , Alcyonium and Tubularia).

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.167)