Macrophotograph of a section through the shell of the marine gastropod, Mitra mitra, showing spiralling inner compartments which correspond to differe

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Macrophotograph of a section through the shell of the marine gastropod, Mitra mitra, showing spiralling inner compartments which correspond to different phases of growth. Mitra mitra, w inhabits the Indian & Pacific Oceans, is also known as the Episcopal Miter due to the resemblance of the shell to a bishop's miter.

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Size: 3184px × 4740px
Photo credit: © CLAUDE NURIDSANY & MARIE PERENNOU/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, episcopal, form, helical, helix, invertebrates, macrophotograph, marine, miter, mitra, mitre, mollusca, nature, pattern, shell, snail, spiral, wildlife, zoology