Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Velutina velutina
Velutina velutina
velvet snail
velvet shell
smooth velutina
smooth lamellaria
Collection ID:
Z555.1.81
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 3 specimens, 1 juvenile. 2, including the juvenile are pale pink while the other is browner. More coiled in shape and most of the shells body is made up of the last whorl. Found in the sublittoral associated with Tunicates such as Styela which is a species of sea squirt.
Field collection
| Collector | Robert Rendall |
| Place | Eday Sound |
References
| Reference literature | Rendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.165) |
