Umbraculum mediterraneum
Gastropod mollusc with an enormously developed foot in proportion to its shell, which is flattened oval. The surface of the animal is covered with numerous unequal-length tubercles. Brownish or orange in colour with light tubercles and a whitish shell. The species lives on detrital and muddy beds from 15 down to over 50 meters deep, where it remains buried during the day. Maximum size 20 centimeters.
by Dieter
Uploaded on July 17, 2022
Camera: | Canon |
Model: | Canon DIGITAL IXUS 120 IS |
Creation Date: | 2016:10:16 18:12:28 |
Image width: | 2239 px |
Image height: | 2057 px |
Image size: | 3.29MB |
Aperature: | f/8.0 |
Exposure: | 1/60 |
ISO - speed: | 200 |
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