King helmet shell
This shell was one of seven helmet shells collected by Captain Thomas T Phillips during his Naval service. He travelled to stations in North America and the West Indies whilst serving aboard the Nile in 1860 and again ten years later aboard HMS Fly.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- Moll3538
- Collection Class
- Molluscs
- Collection Area Region
- Caribbean
- Common Name
- king helmet shell
- Simple Name
- mollusc: shell
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
