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Turban Shell, ogrc

Monodonta turbinata

Photo by Jopy
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44.1154, 15.2234

Field Notes

Description:

Pyramidal shell, conical to globose in shape, consisting of 7 circles. Grey-yellow in colour, with small brownish and blackish rectangular spots. Nearly circular, corneous operculum with many coils and a central nucleus.
Sexes are distinct and fertilization external. Eggs are laid singly in seawater and hatch as free-swimming planktonic larvae, or are bound in gelatinous masses and then frequently hatch as crawling juveniles.

Habitat:

Inhabits rocky bottoms, from the intertidal zone to 5-10 m in depth.

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Comments (5)
injica
Hvala, to je bila sol na ranu :D
Jopy
nisam nikada, a to uvijek gledam, koliko se sjećam riječi profesorice iz zoologije, desna uzvojnica kod puževa je česta koliko i ljudi ljevaci, a to znači da nije toliko rijetko :))
injica
E kad smo već kod mora, ja sam u velikoj životnoj agoniji, naime unatoč mojoj evidentnoj kolekcionarističkoj opsesiji koja seže u najranije dane, ja nisam NIKAD NIKAD našla nijednog od ovih sa desnom uzvojnicom. Na moj očaj prijateljica, biolog, mi se samo smijala jer to naime, nije Toliko rijetko, pa me sad zanima jesi li ti kojeg našla?
Jopy
nas dvije, i što nam više treba...biće spottinga:)))) ovo je bila samo lagana šetnjica uz more, i naravno, došla sam doma do koljena mokra, a i nije mi palo na pamet izuti cipele! neke pod morem mi nisu baš dobro ispale...ali biće toga još :)))))
injica
Dobrodosao i ovaj spotting u moju prenapucenu grupu ha ha ha :D joj jedva cekam ljeto! sline cure na svaku slanu sliku!

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Deep into Adriatic
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PublishedApril 8, 2013

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