88 Patella pellucida. Faecal rods expelled from juvenile frond dweller (GS3f). October 2017. Cornwall, England. © D. Fenwick

88 Patella pellucida. Faecal rods expelled from juvenile frond dweller (GS3f). October 2017. Cornwall, England. © D. Fenwick

Faecal boluses are compressed and bound with mucus to be expelled from the right anterior of the shell as faecal rods (1). www.aphotomarine.com/
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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.