15 Phorcus lineatus

15 Phorcus lineatus

Smooth-edged, slightly undulated, red-brown cephalic lappets (1) between bases of cephalic tentacles. Eye-peduncles (2) dorsally and laterally orange-brown and scarlet. Body thrust forwards as emerging from shell so ventral surface of united neck-lobe/epipodium (3) positioned forwards and upwards. Substantial cylindrical white peg (4) on ventral surface of neck-lobe, and similar shorter one (5) at base of epipodial tentacle.
Shell height 16.2 mm, breadth 17.7 mm. West Anglesey, Wales. March 2014.