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English: Female of Purpura lapillus (=Nucella lapillus) removed from its shell; the mantle-skirt cut along its left line of attachment and thrown over to the right side of the animal so as to expose the organs on its inner face.

a, Anus.

vg, Vagina.

gp, Adrectal purpuriparous gland.

r′, Aperture of the nephridium (kidney).

br, Ctenidium (branchial plume).

br′, Parabranchia (= the comb-like osphradium or olfactory organ).
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Source Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, Vol. 11 "Gastropoda".
Author Encyclopædia Britannica

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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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