| Cumia intertexta (Helbling, 1779) |
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| Portugal to Gabon, Mediterranean. Nocturnal vampire on asleep fishes. Protonym: Murex intertextus. Many named variants: albina, atra, fasciata, fulva, nivea… Marsalforn, northern coast of Gozo, Malta. 17,3-21,5mm. Original pictures provided by W. Fischer (AT). – (CC BY-NC-SA) – |
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| Synonyms: decussata, mediterraneum, turricolatum… A specimen from Jerba island, Tunisia. 18mm. |
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| Albino specimen of the slender variant “spongiarum” Kobelt. 23,5mm, Kerkenah island, Tunisia. |
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| The species has been known for a long time as Colubraria reticulata (Blainville, 1829). 33m deep, Brač, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S. Croatia. 23mm. Original picture provided by R. Stanić (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA). |
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| Young one from 50m deep, Scilla, Calabria, SW. Italy. 7mm. |
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| Juvenile from same spot. 3,5mm. |
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| Apex of a smaller specimen (2mm). |
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| 1-2m deep, Porto-Cesareo, Lecce, Puglia, S. Italy. 21,6mm. Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT). – (CC BY-NC-SA) – |
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| 4m deep, Préveza, SW. Epirus, NW. Greece. 21,6mm. |
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| Top view of the keeled apex. |
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| A large specimen from West Africa. 10m deep, around Gorée island, Dakar, Sénégal. 39mm. |
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