åÊåÊåÊåÊåÊ The shell length is about 7 cm. There are dense brown irregular plaques in the ocher-colored ground but many mutations. Japanese Ivory Shell. It is akin to a small snail and prized in Japan as Sashimi.

åÊåÊåÊåÊåÊ Season Spring ~ early summer
The shell is thin and the yield is good. Muscles are hard when heat is passed through. I do not have bitter or fishy meat.