Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Retusa obtusa
Retusa alba
Pearl bubble
Arctic barrel-bubble
Blunt bubble shell
Collection ID:
Z555.1.116
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 8 specimens. Oval shaped with the aperture running the length of the shell. Most of its body is made up of the last whorl while the apex slightly extends up from the rest. White or off white and glossy. This species is a burrower and can be found living a few centimetres below the surface of mud or muddy 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.191) |
