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Crassisipira cerithina shell specimens. Variations in shell color of samples collected in Olango Island, Cebu, Philippines. Live specimens of mature snails (average length: 1.3 cm) were sorted into light brown, brown, and dark brown variants (left to right in the photo). The dark brown variant, which was most abundant, was used in this work.
