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SEM of Auriculella perpusilla radula

Norine Yeung

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum
Honolulu, United States

A snail's radula is a file-like structure that snails use to scrape food particles off a surface in order to eat. This is an SEM image of the surface of the radula, which shows the individual sharp teeth of the snail Auriculella perpusilla, an endemic Hawaiian land snail.

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  • Title: SEM of Auriculella perpusilla radula
  • Creator: Norine Yeung
  • Type: image
  • Rights: BPBM Malacology
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