Shell

Name/Title

Shell

Entry/Object ID

1993.023.033

Description

Whelk shell fragment (part of a shell), 3 1/4 inches x 2 3/4 inches x 1 1/4 inches, showing some of the insides. Outside of shell has many projections, most of which are dark in color. The rest of the shell is white. This shell may possibly belong to the genus Murex. PERSONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Shell could have been collected by Captain James Calvin Scott, Dick Steele's grandfather.