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Lapis Limacis, Lapis Celonites, Cochlite, Snail and Slug Stone
Stone from the Heads of Slugs and Snails.
Lapis Limacis |
Cochlites – a type of 'Lapis Limacis'
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Aldrovani, Musaeum Metallicum, 1648
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Stones taken from the Heads of Snails and Slugs were called Lapis Celonites and Lapis Limacis respectively; they were usually regarded as synonymous, the term Lapis Limacis usually being used for either; Limacis is Latin for both Slug and Snail.
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Lapis Limacis is a small white oval stone found in the heads of Slugs.
Cochlites, regarded as similar to Lapis Limacis, are thought to be fossil shells with a mouth like a snail. See Fossil Shells. |