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Rough Periwinkle (Littorina saxatilis)Observer
murzilloDescription
These individuals are found in the upper belt of the intetidal on the seeweed Pelvetia and are very small. Females from this shell-and eco-morphs have the more distal part of the pallial oviduct modified as a brood pouch with eggs or developing embryos. They are viviparous.
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Alder's Necklace Shell (Euspira nitida)Observer
murzilloDescription
Both valves of the bivalve present boreholes made by a mature individual of Euspira nitida.The feeding behaviour and boring of the gastropod was observed under laboratory conditions in an aquarium.
