08 Trivia monacha
Post veliger juvenile.
Shell entirely translucent white; lacks operculum and periostracum.
1: body-whorl ovoid; 100% of shell-height; no sculpture apart from fine prosocline growth lines.
2: small spire of three convex whorls with distinct sutures, 5% of shell-height.
3: D-shaped aperture.
4: thin, fragile palatal (outer) lip.
5: inhalent siphon testing water before animal emerges from shell.
6: bright yellow viscera.
9.3 mm high. Anglesey. September 2015. Leg. J. Light.
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08 Trivia monacha
Post veliger juvenile.
Shell entirely translucent white; lacks operculum and periostracum.
1: body-whorl ovoid; 100% of shell-height; no sculpture apart from fine prosocline growth lines.
2: small spire of three convex whorls with distinct sutures, 5% of shell-height.
3: D-shaped aperture.
4: thin, fragile palatal (outer) lip.
5: inhalent siphon testing water before animal emerges from shell.
6: bright yellow viscera.
9.3 mm high. Anglesey. September 2015. Leg. J. Light.
Full SPECIES DESCRIPTION: flic.kr/p/CGERbH
Sets of OTHER SPECIES:
www.flickr.com/photos/56388191@N08/collections/