Marsenia perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
Iceland & Lofoten to Cabo Verde, Azores to Mediterranean; Gulf of Saint Lawrence to Florida, to Uruguay. Intertidal to continental shelf and slope. Predator on Ascidians.
Original taxon: Helix perspicua.
15m deep, Potamos, Kolpos Morphou, N. Cyprus. 10mm.
Synonym: kindelaninus.
The shell is more gibbous than in L. latens.
1m deep, under stone, Briatico, Vibo Valentia, Calabria, SW. Italy. 9mm.
The animal is larger and more coloured than latens. Above: a specimen crawling in the channel of Bruinisse, Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland, SW. Netherlands. Original picture provided by Stefan for iNaturalist – (CC BY-NC). The colouration is very variable: purple to yellow, with white to red dots.
Juvenile from 55m deep, Ognina, Catania, E. Sicilia. 2,4mm.
0,5m deep, Murteru island, Šibenik-Knin Comitat, Croatia. 18mm. Original pictures provided by P. Ugarković (HR).
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