05 Crepidula fornicata

05 Crepidula fornicata

Small male, white with red-brown lines (1), sitting on older female with bleached and stained exterior (2) and fragments of dark periostracum. Markings of female preserved in shiny, but not excavated, adhesion mark (3) left where another adhering specimen dislodged. Male, length 15 mm. Female, length 40 mm. Portland Harbour. April 2012.