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

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

Length 4 mm. The epithelium is translucent yellowish, densely covered by reddish brown stipple, apart from the whitish anterior edge of the cephalic shield (1) and foot (2) and a transverse pale band (3) on the mantle covering the shell (4). Abrasion (5) through the mantle sometimes exposes the shell. Parapodial lobe (6).

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