🌊 SURF 'N TURF 🏝️ -THE BITCOIN BORACAY ISLAND LIFE- Marine Life in The Philippines & S.E. Asia. Number 29: Nassa Mud Snails. https://image.nostr.build/f119c4f1e0b71572cfd89f7862f73a9934ea1f55c45ca25a566f5c3b88d5da2c.jpg Nassarius Nassarius, common name nassa mud snails (USA) or dog whelks (UK), is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nassariidae. They are scavengers. https://image.nostr.build/8e451effe96d1f772049d7c02a7e1f5d093710ccdb444026ee2a84ea826a921c.jpg Shell of Nassarius arcularia. The shells of species in this genus have a relatively high cyrtoconoid (approaching a conical shape but with convex sides) spire and a siphonal notch. https://image.nostr.build/ad9c95ba9bbb41268134116ec75f5ae326acd9e4a43b634243302f81e2acb2a1.jpg (Described as Aciculina) The shell is turreted, polished, smooth or longitudinally plicate. The inner lip shows the callus sharp, straight, defined. The outer lip is produced in the middle, variced externally. (Described as Nassa) The eyes are situated on the middle of the tentacles. The lingual teeth are arched and pectinated. The uncini show a basal tooth. The foot is large, expanded and bifurcate at its posterior extremity. https://image.nostr.build/34d93fc01b6dc61258f70d3893fbaffc0a577f53d6b20ae719b12672b2eea818.jpg The operculum is ovate, the margin serrated or entire. The shell is ovate and ventricose. The body whorl is variously sculptured. The aperture is ovate, with a short reflected truncated anterior canal. The inner lip is smooth, often widely spread over with enamel, with a posterior callosity or blunt dentiform plait. The outer lip is dentated, internally crenulated. Credits Goes to the respective Author ✍️/ Photographer📸 🐇 🕳️ #Bitcoin #Satoshis #Freedom #Apocalypse #Music #Movies #Philosophy #Literature #dogstr #islands #scuba #marinelife