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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Boreotrophon truncatus
Trophon truncatus
Bobtail trophon
Ribbed spindle shell
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.96
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 6 specimens. Conical with well defined whorls and clear vertical ridges. Off white or yellowish. Found on stone or gravelly sea floors up to 200m.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.183)