star limpet: long-ribbed limpet (mollusc : shell)
Descriptions
This limpet shell was probably collected in Africa and was donated to the museum in 1913. Its scientific name ‘longicosta’ literally means ‘long ribs’ and is so called due to the shape of the shell.
This object is not on display.
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