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Image of Scutus unguis (Linnaeus 1758)
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Scutus unguis (Linnaeus 1758)

Description

provided by World Register of Marine Species
White shell, up to 6cm long, distinctive by absence of slit or apical hole, though there is a small indent in the posterior margin. The mantle has purple brown markings on a cream background. Habitat: shallow-water rocks and coral. (Richmond, 1997)
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copyright
WoRMS Editorial Board
bibliographic citation
Abbott, R.T. & S.P. Dance (1986). Compendium of sea shells. American Malacologists, Inc:Melbourne, Florida
contributor
Edward Vanden Berghe [email]