Ngāruru (Cook's Turban)

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Six brown, tan and off-white cook's turban shells (Cookia sulcata) round conical-shaped shells with spires. The surface is covered with vertical ridges.

Measurements

Largest: 55mm (height), 60mm (width), 60mm (depth)
Smallest: 30mm (height), 35mm (width), 35mm (depth)

Accession number

0633/06

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Creative Commons - CC-BY

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Cookia sulcata Cookia Gastropoda Mollusca Animalia Linnean System

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Ngāruru (Cook's Turban)

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