| Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Norway to Mauritania, Canarias, Azores to Mediterranean and Black Sea. Grazer on Lichens and Cyanobacteria, also detritus feeder; locally abundant on rocky supralittoral, in crevices and other sheltered places in areas exposed to spray. It is also possible to find these Periwinkles in the intertidal level.
Original taxon: Turbo neritoides.
Synonyms: caerulescens, glabrata, petraea, tricolor…
On rocks, 2m above sea level, in small crevices, Pointe du Brusq, Saint-Cyr, Provence, S. France. 5-6mm. |
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| On stones in splash zone, near Bordj el Hissar, Chergui island, Kerkennah archipelago, Sfax, S. Tunisia. 8mm. |
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| Cap d’Agde, S. France. 3,5mm. |
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| At low tide on rock, Professorskiy Ugolok, Alushta, S. Crimea. 8mm. |
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Tricolia rissoi Audouin, syntype MNHN-IM-2000-5786 in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle of Paris (France). Picture provided by D. Brabant for the MNHN – (CC BY-NC-ND).
The pale subsutural area is a constant feature. |
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| Turbo tricolor Risso, syntype MNHN-IM-2000-5788 in the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle of Paris (France). Picture provided by D. Brabant for the MNHN – (CC BY-NC-ND). |
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In crevice, shallow water, Anse des Fossettes, at the root of the eastern peninsula, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, SE. France. Traces of spiral cords on the early whorls. 2,7mm. |
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| Juvenile from the rocks of the Punta di Parata, Vecchiaie, east of Marina di Davia, Corbara, NW. Corsica. 1,8mm. |
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Specimen from Port-Leucate, Occitania, S. France.
Original picture provided by A. Bertrand (FR).
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A little group napping on rocky supralittoral, Istanbul area,
Sea of Marmara, NW. Turkey.
Original picture provided by Y. Mollaoğlu (TR).
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| Specimens gathered on a rock at low tide, Pedras Muitas, Baleal, Peniche area, Leiria district, Central Portugal. Original picture provided by O. Mateus for iNaturalist – (CC BY-NC). |