Macrophotograph of a section through the shell of the sea snail Turritella sp. ,the turret snail,showing spiralling inner compartments that correspond to different phases of growth. The European Turret Snail,T. communis possesses a shell of up to 19 whorls & may be up to 5cm long. The snail is common in the muddy bottoms of all European oceans,feeding on buried,decaying organic matter | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Nuridsany, Claude / Perennou, Maria |
Taille de l’image : | 3740 px × 4961 px |
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