Splendid abalone
Abalone shells have a shallow, open spiral. The snail has just one shell, like a limpet, rather than two like a clam. Around the edge of the shell are several open respiratory pores. The flesh of abalones is widely considered to be a delicacy by many.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 60/1919/121
- Collection Class
- Molluscs
- Collection Area Region
- Southern Africa
- Collector Excavator
- Jewell, Miss Florence (from the collection of)
- Common Name
- splendid abalone
- Simple Name
- mollusc: shell
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
