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Yrionyx Sinensis

Yrionyx Sinensis

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Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
Crude Drug
Other Terms
Crude Drug; Materia Medica; Drugs; Animal; Shell
associated place
China
Measurements
overall: 1 in x 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 13.97 cm x 13.97 cm
ID Number
MG.142970
accession number
32931
catalog number
142970
Credit Line
Accession 32931; Exchange; Collected in Chinanfu, China by the Rev. V. F. Partch, 1897
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Data Source
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