06 Testudinalia testudinalis. Shell length 12.1mm. Littoral. Moray Coast, Banffshire, Scotland. May 2017. Leg. S. Taylor.

06 Testudinalia testudinalis. Shell length 12.1mm. Littoral. Moray Coast, Banffshire, Scotland. May 2017. Leg. S. Taylor.

Anterior on right of image. Shell dry. Major growth lines, and many finer lines, run around the shell; spacing between them is closer on the anterior as growth is more rapid at the posterior. Consequently, the growth lines, seen from the side, have a downward tilt towards the anterior.

APPENDIX re range advance/retreat: flic.kr/p/2jW74ig

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