24 Cepaea hortensis. Radula and radula sac. Pennine foothills, V.C. Derbyshire, England. August 2018.

24 Cepaea hortensis. Radula and radula sac. Pennine foothills, V.C. Derbyshire, England. August 2018.

The radula is a broad chitinous band covered with thousands of white teeth arranged in transverse rows.
1: radula sac, dorsal view. Radula within curved down into gutter-shape.
2: radula removed from sac, cleaned and spread flat; dorsal view. Thousands of teeth on this rasp-like face.
3: radula sac, ventral view.
4: radula removed from sac, cleaned and spread flat; ventral view.

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