Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Cyrillia linearis
Philbertia linearis
Delicate needle conch
Collection ID:
Z555.1.124
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 8 specimens. Turreted, spire shaped with well defined whorls and strong costae which created a spiked netted effect. Small in size and ranges in colour from off white and greys, when alive they are a more vivid yellow or brown colour. Can be found at depths of 10-200m in the sublittoral in sand, gravel or shell sand.
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.170) |
