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| Osilinus articulatus (Lamarck, 1822) |
| Taxonomical Classification: Animalia / Mollusca / Gastropoda / Vetigastropoda / Trochidae |
 English name not known  Maltese name not known |
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| Further Information: This species looks similar in shape to the two other species of this genus, that is - O. mutabilis and O. turbinatus . This is distinguished from the others from the coloration. It was previously known as Monodonta articulata and is a very common in the mediolittoral zone of local shores. |
| Special contributor, data input & photos for the Mollusca section courtesy of Owen Mifsud |
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