- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Subclass: Caenogastropoda
- Order: Littorinimorpha
- Superfamily: Velutinoidea
- Family: Velutinidae
- Scientific name: Velutina plicatilis
- Norwegian: porselensnegl
Characteristics:
This vivid orange, yellow or white snail can reach a body length of 20 mm, from head to tail. The fragile, semitransparent shell is oval shaped with an oval opening. It is partly covered by a thin skin, periostracum.
Habitat:
It is registered on depths from 10 to 375 meters, usually on rocky locations. It is often seen feeding of sea squirts.
Distribution:
It is registered in the Arctic and North-East Atlantic Ocean, as far south as northern parts of the North Sea, including Scotland and the west coast of Sweden.