04 Palio nothus

04 Palio nothus

The mantle rim forms an anterior veil with about eight short, pale lobes. The left and right rims do not meet at the anterior so the veil has a narrow central gap (1).
Much of the body is covered with very dense, minute, freckling of black pigment which often creates an optical illusion of dark olive green.
Body length 10.5 mm. Menai Strait, Wales. March 2012.