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Category hierarchy: Animals | MollusksDescription: Cecioides consobrinus shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope with aperture facing up.Capture device: Scanning Electron Microscope
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Category hierarchy: Animals | MollusksDescription: Thysanophora caecoides shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope.Capture device: Scanning Electron Microscope
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Category hierarchy: Animals | MollusksDescription: Gastrocopta pentodon shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope with a zoom-in of the aperture.Capture device: Scanning Electron Microscope
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Category hierarchy: Animals | MollusksDescription: Gastrocopta germindens shell viewed with a scanning electron microscope.Capture device: Scanning Electron Microscope
I usually do not post animals pics, but this snail made me curious. I found it in one of the hills above the Jordan Valley. Prof. Yossi Heller from the Hebrew University identified it for me as Levantina caesareana. Its sharp angles are quite unique.
