Object number:
S76.7.125
Object name:
shell
Scientific name:
moon snail; Polinices lewisii
Date made:
6/22/1958; 1958-06-22
Dimensions:
H: 3.75 in, W: 4 in, D: 3.5 in
Credit line:
Gift of Mr David Shaw King
Copyright status:
No Copyright - United States (Public Domain)
Copyright holder:
Public Domain
Physical description:
Large, white moon snail shell with growth on surface; snail still intact
Field collection place:
Point Bonita
Field collection date:
1958-06-22
Field collector(s):
Mr. David Shaw King
Field collection note:
off Muir Beach 4.5 miles 300 degrees northwest off Point Bonita, dredged in 10 fathoms bottom fine packed black sand
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