19 Littorina compressa male removed from shell. Shell height 8mm. North coast of Anglesey, Wales. March 2015.
1: mantle rim whitish.
2: mantle pigmented grey/black where it forms roof of mantle cavity.
3: osphradium, tests water quality.
4: columellar muscle, attaches to shell.
5: kidney.
6: posterior oesophagus.
7: stomach.
8: digestive gland.
9: penis.
10: foot.
The ctenidium (gill), next to the osphradium, is scarcely visible through the pigment of the mantle.
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19 Littorina compressa male removed from shell. Shell height 8mm. North coast of Anglesey, Wales. March 2015.
1: mantle rim whitish.
2: mantle pigmented grey/black where it forms roof of mantle cavity.
3: osphradium, tests water quality.
4: columellar muscle, attaches to shell.
5: kidney.
6: posterior oesophagus.
7: stomach.
8: digestive gland.
9: penis.
10: foot.
The ctenidium (gill), next to the osphradium, is scarcely visible through the pigment of the mantle.
Full SPECIES DESCRIPTION with links to images at: flic.kr/p/pMWCmc
Sets of OTHER SPECIES at: www.flickr.com/photos/56388191@N08/collections/