Size: length upto 40 mm

 

Key Features: conspicuous flattened, cup-like scales interspersed by small, regular rows of nodules. The colour of the shell is pale to greenish, flecked with purplish-brown markings (often encrusted with light pink coralline algae). The operculum is smooth to faintly granular with pale green centre.

 

Diet: feeds on algae.

 

Habitat: upper eulittoral zone, in pools or under stones.

 

Conservation status: Not Evaluated

 

Distribution in the GoK: reported along the coast of Paga, Boria, Chank, Noru, Bhaidar, Chusana, Gandiya kadu and Panero region.

 

 

 

 

 

References:

Tryon,G.W. (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia

 

Lunella coronata. In Reeflex , the Marine Aquarium Encyclopedia. Retrieved on June 16, 2014 from http://www.reeflex.net/tiere/2965_Lunella_coronata.htm

 

 

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