02 Philine punctata. April 2011. Menai Strait, Wales.

02 Philine punctata. April 2011. Menai Strait, Wales.

Length 4 mm. On 10 cm long stone covered with encrusting organisms on rocky shore exposed to strong currents, LWS.
The anterior half of the dorsum is a shovel-like cephalic shield (1). The foot has parapodial lobes (2) extending up the flanks of the animal.