Gibberula philippii (Monterosato, 1878) |
Western Sahara to Mediterranean. Predator in the infralittoral. Original taxon: Marginella philippii. Synonym: minuta Philippi. Slightly subadult specimen collected in grit at 5m deep, on sand, Palaiokastritsa harbour, NW. Corfu. 2,8mm. |
This is the most triangular of all the white little mediterranean Gibberulae. Alive, on small rocks in shallow water, Efthalou, Mytilini island (Lesvos), NE. Aegean. 2,5mm. |
Cap Ras, Llançà, Girona, Catalunya, NE. Spain. 2,7mm. |
Immature specimens from the cove of Mas Caials, Cadaqués, Girona. 2-2,25mm. |
Beachstormed Cystiscidae found at Cap d’Agde, S. France. Some philippii inside. Sizes circa 2-3mm. R. Huet legit (FR). |
8m deep, a the edge of a Posidonia meadow, Tenda Bay, NW. of Itanos, N. Palaikastro, Sitia, E. Crete. 2,6mm. |
3m deep, in Posidonia meadow, Anse des Fossettes, at the root of the eastern peninsula, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, SE. France. 2,2mm. |
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