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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Xeroplexa intersecta
Helicella caperata
The wrinkled snail
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.170
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 8 specimens. Terrestrial mollusc. Coiled and relatively flay but slightly domed at the apex. White or grey in colour with visible radiating striae. Often found in dry conditions such as on coastal dunes.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall
PlaceNew Churchyard, Birsay

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