Specimen, shell
Other name(s):
Simnia patula
Simnia patula
Open simnia
Poached-egg shell
Collection ID:
Z555.1.80
Collection:
Zoology
Class: Gastropoda. 14 specimens. Semi-translucent, white with an orange tinge. Elongated-oval in shape with a wide aperture that stretches the length of the shell. Can be found in the sublittoral associated with coelenterates particularly species such as Eunicella , Alcyonium and Tubularia).
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.167) |
