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Lamp shells (Cancellothyris hedleyi)

Copyright/attribution: Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum

Description

Synonyms: Terebratula cancellata

Notes: One specimen attached to the top left hand corner of a black board inside a rectangular glass jar the other specimens are lying loosely at the bottom of the jar, some of which are broken. It is possible to see where some specimens were attached to the board. The specimens are white in colour. The specimen is in a small brown cardboard box. Typed in green ink on cream paper attached to the outside of the jar is 'TEREBRATULA CANCELLATA. STATION 162.' Hand written in pencil on white paper placed inside the jar is 'Yen Canellata Sta. 162'. There is no liquid left inside the jar and the specimens are completely dry. Some of the specimens are broken and they are in bad condition.