19 Littorina compressa male removed from shell. Shell height 8mm. North coast of Anglesey, Wales. March 2015.

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.