Carl Hoffmann
Shells - Sea and Land Snails, 1843
An original antique hand-coloured lithograph
9 ½ x 7 ½ in
24 x 19 cm
24 x 19 cm
NATHISp8823
Shelled Sea and Land snails: 1- 2. Purpura Succincta, 3-4. Silver Conch, Strombus lentiginosus, 5. Scarbus imbrium 6-7. Ruby triton, Tritonium rubecula, 8. Common egg cowrie, Ovula oviformis, 9. Oliva...
Shelled Sea and Land snails: 1- 2. Purpura Succincta, 3-4. Silver Conch, Strombus lentiginosus, 5. Scarbus imbrium 6-7. Ruby triton, Tritonium rubecula, 8. Common egg cowrie, Ovula oviformis, 9. Oliva pica, 10. Mitra pintoficalis, 11. Babylon turrid, Pleurotoma babylonica, 12. Turritella proto, 13-14 Helix zonaria, 15. Helicina pulchella, 16. Monodonta pharaonic, 17. Cypraea variolaria. With anatomy of Spiral Babylon, 1. Babylonia spirata, showing a) foot, b) mantle, c) trunk, d) anterior tentacles with eyes on the base, e) nerve ring, f) stomach, g/h) gills i) mucous organs, j) rectum, k) heart, l) gill cavity and m) liver.
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