Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Scaphander lignarius
Tricla lignaria
Woody canoe-bubblesnail
woody canoe-bubble
Canoe shell
Collection ID:
Z555.1.114
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 4 specimens. Large, almost teardrop shaped from above but with a very wide aperture to the point where almost one full side of this shell is open. White in colour and glossy inside and out with fine horizontal striae. They burrow to feed on worms and bivalves so can be found in muddy sand up to 700m in the sublittoral.
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.173) |
