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Akera soluta Gmelin, 1791 Description: Shell lightweight, fragile, not calcified, spire low. Last whorl smooth or irregularly wrinkled with axial growth lines; top of last whorl detached from spire over last ½ whorl. Aperture narrow at top, broadening out anteriorly; apex of shell visible through aperture from base. Outer lip sharp, convex in profile. Shell translucent when fresh, pale brown with dense darker brown spiral lines over whole surface. Size: Up to 37 mm in length. Distribution: Tropical and temperate Indo-West Pacific. In eastern Australia, southwards to far eastern Victoria. Habitat: "Burrows in silty to muddy habitats. Appears to feed on Cyanobacteria and algae." (Gosliner et al., 2015).
Figs. 1, 2: Twofold Bay, NSW (C.352191). |
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