Ngākihi Tea (Smooth White Slipper Shell)

Object detail

Description

Twenty one oval-shaped domed smooth white slipper shells (Maoricrypta monoxyla) predominantly white in colour with tan/beige portions.

Measurements

8mm (height), 20mm (width), 10mm (depth)

Accession number

1017/06

Current rights

Creative Commons - CC-BY

Maoricrypta sodalis/Calyptraeidae Gastropoda Mollusca Animalia Linnean System

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