Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Margarites helicinus
Margarites helicinus
Pearly top shell
Small pearly top shell
Collection ID:
Z555.1.20
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 7 specimens. Opalescent white in colour. Very small with 4-5 body whorls. Found on lower rocky shores and in the sublittoral zone under stones, in pools and on seaweeds.
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.154) |