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Revision as of 10:25, 31 December 2014 by imported>Cwmhiraeth (ALT1 suggested)
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Simnia spelta
- ... that the colour of the sea snail Simnia spelta varies, but when it grazes on the white gorgonian (pictured) it is normally white?
- Reviewed: Vor Arneths Grab, WAB 53
Expanded by Cwmhiraeth (talk). Self nominated at 06:48, 24 December 2014 (UTC).
The length and date both check out fine, and there is no close paraphrasing with the English language source (albeit more or less a database entry) the other sources are in French, so I AGF. The hook suggests to me that the whole snail would appear white, but the article seems to imply that actually the shell would be unaffected by grazing on this? Could you clarify? Harrias talk 17:33, 30 December 2014 (UTC)
- The last paragraph of the Ecology section does say that the sea slug mimics the white gorgonian when feeding on it and I think this must be the appearance of the shell not just the colour of the mantle. Perhaps ALT1 would be better. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 10:24, 31 December 2014 (UTC)
- ALT1 ... that the colour of the sea snail Simnia spelta varies, but when it grazes on the white gorgonian (pictured) it mimics the twigs?
