Tall spired snail

From A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells, Edward Forbes, 1853

A snail with a slender high-spired shell and a dark head, traced from plate 670 of Edward Forbes's A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells (1853).

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Library: Nautical / Sea Life
Proportions: 232 x 616, portrait
License: Public domain
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Naturalist's Cabinet Maritime Shells and Conchology

A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells

Edward Forbes, 1853

Author: Edward Forbes
Published: 1853
Plate: 670
In the library: 100 pieces

Edward Forbes, A History of British Mollusca and Their Shells , scan page 670

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