Figured: Thompson, 1976 [Fig. 97]
Length: 20 mm

Widespread but sparse, usually living on Griffithsia corallinoides or Zostera marina from low water to 10m. Feeds on algae. Also recorded from East Loch Tarbert (Brook & Scott, 1886) and from Cumbrae by Grieve (1861) and others. The only British mollusc identifiable by its pungent smell alone which is released when the animal is disturbed.
Collections: NMI, NMSZ, UM

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