FAMILY: Turritellidae 

BINOMIAL NAME: Turritella 

COMMON NAME(S): Auger Shell 

LOCATION(S) FOUND: Pacific Ocean ? 

DESCRIPTION CITATION: Linnaeus, 1758 

EX COLLECTION: Lee & Leveta Hodges (may or may not have original labelling) 

SPECIMEN SIZE: 3.00 x 0.50 in. approx. / ~ 77 mm 

SPECIMEN NUMBER: SBA10203024 

DESCRIPTION: Mostly white, ridged shell in the classic auger shape. An excellent example. Specimen from a private collection, then bought for display and sale in a retail store (unsold stock). 

CONDITION: A few small defects in the structure toward the opening, otherwise no obvious defects noted. 

LISTING NOTE: This shell was either originally purchased from legal dealers, or legally collected in or before the 1980s, prior to the enactment of protection rules, based upon internal evidence in the collection. To the best of our knowledge, no infringement of local protection rules has been committed.