Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Raphitoma purpurea
Philbertia purpurea
Collection ID:
Z+B121555.1.119
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 3 specimens. 2 off white in colour while the other is more purple. Spire shaped with well defined whorls and clear cross hatching costae. Pointed apex. Fairly uncommon but can be found on sandy, gravel or stony sea floors at 10-100m among seaweeds like Eelgrass (Zostera marina).
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) |
