16 Myosotella myosotis form denticulata.

16 Myosotella myosotis form denticulata.

Pneumostome shut (left), partly open (centre), wide open (right).
Though it breathes atmospheric air, the pneumostome is also opened and closed when immersed, and the mantle cavity fills with water. M. denticulata may be able to obtain oxygen from well aerated water.
Shell height 5 mm. Specimen immersed in water. Menai Strait, Wales. April 2018.

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