Mottled red mail shell (Tonicella marmorea) attached to an underwater rock which is partly covered in pink lithothamnion, UK.

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Belongs to a group referred to as Coat-of-mail shells. The photographed animal is 33mm long.

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Size: 6480px × 4336px
Location: Eyemouth, Scottish Borders, Berwickshire, Scotland, UK.
Photo credit: © Roy Waller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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