16 Callochiton septemvalvis

16 Callochiton septemvalvis

Thin, multi-coloured, surface layer eroded to expose pinkish tegmentum(1). Aesthete pores arranged in a pattern of quincunxes (2). Small black spots in the lateral areas of valves ii to vii are light sensitive, intrapigmental aesthetes. Orkney, Scotland, March 1976.