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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Steromphala tumida
Gibbula tumida
Pointed topsnail
Swollen top shell
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.22
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 13 specimens. Pale off white with grey tessellating pattern. Very small with 4-7 whorls. Conical with an iridescent interior surface. Found in the sublittoral zone in sandy;muddy conditions.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.155)