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Object Number
67-1-10/40156
Display Title
Shells of busycon canaliculatum
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Organic, faunal remain, shell fragments, whelk
Classification
- Faunal Remain
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Massachusetts
/
Barnstable County
/
Cotuitport
/
Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms
Cape Cod
Materials
Shell
Dimensions
Overall (Measurement of largest shell): 12 × 4 × 3.5 cm (4 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
11
Label on object
40156
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jeffries Wyman
(1867)
Donor
Donated by
Dr. Jeffries Wyman
(1867)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67-1-10/40156.1 | Shell of busycon canaliculatum |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
| 67-1-10/40157 | Shell of busycon carica |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
| 2005.1.101 | Shell, univalve, Pear whelk, Busycon carica |
Faunal Remain
|
Falmouth
| |
| 69-10-10/2459 | Shell, univalve, Dog whelk, Busycon contravium |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
| 2005.1.65 | Shell, univalve, Busycon |
Faunal Remain
| ||
|
Image Not Available
for Shells and shell fragments
| 82-54-10/28366 | Shells and shell fragments |
Faunal Remain
|
Shell heap
| |
| 76-46-10/10301 | Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Essex County
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Whelk shells (Purpura, haemastoma Lamarck)
| 38-95-50/3403 | Whelk shells (Purpura, haemastoma Lamarck) |
Faunal Remain
|
Arcole
| |
| 76-46-10/10327 | Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Lynn
| |
| 76-46-10/10295.2 | Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Essex County
| |
| 76-46-10/10396 | Shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Newburyport
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Whelk shells
| 999-22-10/86441 | Whelk shells |
Faunal Remain
|
Barnstable County
|