10 Patella pellucida. Growth Stage 3f (GS3). March 2017. Littoral. West Anglesey, Wales.

10 Patella pellucida.  Growth Stage 3f (GS3). March 2017. Littoral. West Anglesey, Wales.

Juvenile on Laminaria frond (GS3f), shell very thin and fragile. Exterior surface (1) very smooth, no sculpture except fine growth lines. Aperture outline oval, narrowest at anterior (2). Aperture rim on a single plane (3) conforming to the flat surface of frond.

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Part 1, SHELL FORMS: 02 Patella pellucida. Growth Stage 2 (GS2). July 2012. Littoral. North Yorkshire, England. © P. Lightfoot.
Part 2, BODY & ANATOMY: 03 Patella pellucida. Growth Stage 3 (GS3). 2009. Sublittoral, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England. © P.Lightfoot.
Part, 3 HABITS & ECOLOGY: 04 Patella pellucida. Length 4.6mm. Growth Stage 3 (GS3). September 2016. Yorkshire, England. © P.Lightfoot.