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Gastropod

Flat Top Shell

Steromphala umbilicalis

A squat, bluntly conical top shell, greenish with widely spaced reddish-purple bands. Flatter than the pointed top shells, with a tell-tale open 'navel' hole at the centre of the underside.

Usually seen at

0-21 m (median 6 m)

Size

Small (under 10 cm)

Habitat

Rocky crevice

Behaviour

On bottom

Where it's seen

Occurrence records around the UK & north-east Atlantic (OBIS). The ringed marker is the PEBL filming site.

55°N50°N10°W0°E
fewermore records PEBL site

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