Epitonium vaillanti (Jousseaume, 1912)
Gulf of Aden, Red Sea, eastern Mediterranean. Planktotrophic. Infralittoral, maybe deeper. Original taxon: Avalitiscala vaillanti.
 
The main difference with the other mediterranean Epitoniidae is given by the spiral striae, that cover not only the whorls but also the radial lamellae. – Above, a specimen from the lot MNHN-IM-2000-4346, collection Jousseaume, in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, Paris, France. Size about 4,8mm.
Original pictures provided by M. Caballer for the MNHN.
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Young specimen. 18-20m deep, Haifa, NW. Israel. 1,2mm.
Source: gruppomalacologicoscalaria.org.
Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT).
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