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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Retusa truncatula
Retusa retusa
Truncate barrel-bubble
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.128
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 5 specimens. White and glossy cylindrical shell with a wide aperture stretching the length of the shell. The apex is more depressed than on other varieties of Retusa. This animal burrows into sand, mud and muddy sand and can be found in the lower intertidal zone around 50m.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall