Pisania maculosa Lamarck |
Taxonomical Classification: Animalia / Mollusca / Gastropoda / Sorbeoconcha / Buccinidae |
Stained Pisania Maltese name not known |
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Further Information: Habitat is intertidal rocky shores. Shell variable in colour pattern (often in green, brown, yellow and white) and the snail is black. Found in the Mediterranean and Azores only. |
Special contributor, data input & photos for the Mollusca section courtesy of Owen Mifsud |
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