Shell : 92.29.014 AB

Collection:

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

Object ID:

92.29.014 AB

Accession#:

92.29

Credit Line:

Donated by Caroline Jensen.

Object Name:

Shell

Title:

Lyre Whelk (Neptunea Lyrata)

Description:

Heavy spiral shell with spiral cords.
a — 3.375 inches by 2.5 inches by 1.75 inches tan with darker cords and many darker
centered dots.
b — 3.5 inches by 2 inches by 1.5 inches white with beige cords.

Notes:

Donor's label reads: "RIDGED WELK — Neptuneau lyrata, moderately deep water. From Pearl Harbor beach." "Under Alaskan Seas", p. 109.
See 92.29.001

Search Terms:

Biological
Sea Animal

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