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Pisania maculosa  Lamarck
Taxonomical Classification:  Animalia / Mollusca / Gastropoda / Sorbeoconcha / Buccinidae
Stained Pisania     Maltese name not known
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Further Information:
Habitat is intertidal rocky shores. Shell variable in colour pattern (often in green, brown, yellow and white) and the snail is black. Found in the Mediterranean and Azores only.
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