Marine Invertebrates
Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca)
Sea Snails, Limpets (Gastropoda, excluding Euthyneura)
Sighting 4669003

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Turbo (Ninella) torquatus 18 May 2025 Jennyncmg
Unverified 16 May 2025 SaloteCottrell

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Wollongong rock pool

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Jennyncmg wrote:
   18 May 2025
Each is the operculum of the Turbo that seals the opening when the snail pulls back into its shell.

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