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Small Periwinkle, litorina

Melaraphe neritoides

Photo by Jopy
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Field Notes

Description:

This is a tiny species with the size of an adult shell varying between 4 mm and 9 mm. It has a high pointed spire. The dark aperture is oval. The purple-brown spiral band can be clearly seen on the body whorl.
Melarhaphe is a monotypic genus, this is the only species in that genus.

Habitat:

Lives high on the rocky shore in cracks and crevices.

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injica
Ohh, ponovili smo se malo! kako mi je to promaklo, odlučila sam blagosloviti svaku pridošlicu u moju grupu kad ono ovako nešto sitno preskočim!

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Deep into Adriatic
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PublishedApril 15, 2013

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