Haminoea orbignyana (Férussac, 1822) |
W. France toMalta and central Mediterranean, to Canarias, to Cabo Verde. Grazer in estuaries and lagunar systems, on mud or muddy sand, often among Zostera meadows. Original taxon: Bulla orbignyana. The shell is devoid of any spiral sculpture, and only bears some longitudinal growth marks; the aperture is broad anteriorly, narrow posteriorly; labial margin « slightly larger than the spire, which is involute » (Malaquias & Cervera, 2006). « Columella covered by thin callus ». Sant’Antioco island, Carbonia-Iglesias, SW. Sardinia. 10mm. |
Synonyms: dilatata Leach, temarana Pruvot-Fol. Notice the dark colour of the parapodial lobes. Specimen laying eggs on sea lettuce at the Pialassa Baiona, an eutrophic coastal lagoon connected to the Adriatic Sea through the channel-port of Ravenna, Italy. Original picture provided by M. Ponti for iNaturalist.org – (CC BY-NC). |
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