A common Sea Mollusc in rock crevices

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A common Sea Mollusc in rock crevices

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Do not have any text books here, but should be peanuts for some members.

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Possibli hadt ma jaf x'inhu dan il-bebbuxu daqs kemm hu komuni???
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its the common Osilinus turbinatus (Monodonta turbinata).
Very common. can also be totally black and spots may be orangish in colour
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TNX, yepp, in fact when I came to Malta it was easily found in my books!
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