Monday 2 May 2011

Purple topshell (or flat topshell)

Gibbula umbilicalis

  • Cone-shaped shell with an eroded silvery top
  • The aperture is large and round
  • The small umbilicus is next to the aperture
  • Greenish-grey with broad diagonal stripes of reddish purple
  • Found from high water to lower shore

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