12 Trivia arctica

Mantle extended over entire exterior of shell; stretched so translucent enough for pinkish shell to be discerned.

1: whitish inhalent siphon with yellow tip and opaque white marks.

2: spray of very fine grey particles on mantle.

3: fine grey particles aggregated into small blotches on adult.

4: pitch-brown/black pigment blotches interrupting pale yellow border on mantle rim.

5: unobtrusive, pale yellow border on mantle rim.

6: distinct, broad, peripheral chamfer on dorsal surface of foot.

7: whitish blotches, but not extensive well-defined lines, on dorsum of foot.

Height (longest shell-dimension) 8.5 mm. Menai Strait, Wales. March 2011.

 

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Uploaded on January 1, 2018
Taken in March 2011