21 Differentiation L. obtusata/ L. fabalis

21 Differentiation L. obtusata/ L. fabalis

L. fabalis.
Reticulata colour form; exterior yellow with darker reticulate (netted) pattern. Other reticulata variants are chequered 22Dof 22 Differentiation L. obtusata/L. fabalis and zig zag 23Dof 23 Differentiation L. obtusata/L. fabalis. . Interior white; can be tinted pink or violet, sometimes with exterior pattern showing near rim within aperture 49Dof 49 Differentiation L. obtusata/L. fabalis . Usually the commonest colour form of both species on shores semi exposed to wave action.
Almost flat spire, frequent on, but not reliably diagnostic of, L. fabalis.
Height 13.3 mm. Llŷn, North Wales. September 2015.
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