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The shell of the majority of species is ear-shaped, presenting a small, flat spire and two to three whorls. The last whorl, known as the body whorl, is auriform, meaning that the shell resembles an ear, giving rise to the common name "ear shell". Haliotis asinina has a somewhat different shape, as it is more elongated and distended.
The green ormer (Haliotis tuberculata) is a northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean species of sea snail, a coastal marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalone or ormer snails. [ 2 ] The flesh of the green ormer is prized as a delicacy, and this has led to a decline in its population in some areas.
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family are mostly globular in shape.
All of these variants have black papillae interspersed among papillae of their main color. There is controversy over whether or not the different colorations are divergent species. [5] Like most other members of its genus, Jorunna parva's diet consists of toxic sponges in the family Chalinidae. However, they are also known to eat algae ...
Organizers of the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration screwed the last crystals onto the ball before it ushers in the new year one last time.
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The snail feeds on a variety of plants, including economically important crops such as bananas, lettuce, peanuts, and peas. [5] There are also possible public health ramifications of the spread of the snail as an invasive species: it is a carrier of the parasitic rat lungworm, which causes angiostrongyliasis, which in turn is the most common cause of the eosinophilic meningitis or eosinophilic ...