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Specimen, shell

Other name(s): 
Margarites helicinus
Margarites helicinus
Pearly top shell
Small pearly top shell
Collection ID: 
Z555.1.20
Collection: 
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 7 specimens. Opalescent white in colour. Very small with 4-5 body whorls. Found on lower rocky shores and in the sublittoral zone under stones, in pools and on seaweeds.

Field collection

CollectorRobert Rendall

References

Reference literatureRendall, R. 'Mollusca Orcandensia' (1956) Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 66, pp.131-201 (p.154)