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Spilogona?
Paul Bowyer
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Posted on 26-05-2019 10:51
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Found several of these on sand dunes in Somerset yesterday. Struggling to ID, best I can key out to is Spilogona currently. Can anyone help?
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Can you check for Helina protuberans (male) ?
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I reverse keyed it and all looks to fit very well so I think Helina protuberans is correct. Many thanks Stephane.
 
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