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Gibbula umbilicalis
"A small top shell, it is slightly broader, more rounded and flatter than Gibbula cineraria, it also has a large round umbilicus (a deep hole on the underside of the shell). It is dull greenish-grey in colour and has broad diagonal stripes of reddish-purple."
"Found from the upper shore into the sublittoral on sheltered rocky shores and is tolerant of emersion and brackish waters."
Culatra. Burrié
Spotted on Aug 15, 2010
Submitted on Jul 14, 2013
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