25 Myosotella myosotis. Shell height 6 mm. Salting on Dee Estuary, Cheshire, England. May 2018. Photographed in air.

25 Myosotella myosotis. Shell height 6 mm. Salting on Dee Estuary, Cheshire, England. May 2018. Photographed in air.

The only break in the mantle collar is a pneumostome on the animal’s right which can be opened and closed for respiration and humidity control.
1: pneumostome closed.
2: pneumostome partially open.
3: pneumostome fully open.
The anterior edge of the translucent white sole is broad and almost straight (4), sometimes with a slightly indented middle (5), and tapers to a rounded posterior (6).

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