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Maker(s):not applicable
Culture:not applicable
Title:Strombus - Queen Conch
Type:Zoology
Accession Number:  MH SK X.B.16.a.1
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Strombus gigas (Linnaeus). Two specimens. Florida, West Indies. The largest mollusc native to any part of this country. The pink outer lip has a white foundation and is used for cameos.

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