Mitromorpha karpathensis (Nordsieck, 1969)

Azores to Mediterranean, possibly Canarias. Predator in the circalittoral. Original taxon: Pusia karpathensis. The variations affect the shape, the sculpture, and the colour. The main characteristic is the large pale subsutural band, bordered anteriorly by a spiral arrangement of darker blotches. 50m deep, Scilla, Reggio-Calabria, Calabria, SW. Italy. 5mm.

Interesting labial repair on this specimen from 25m deep, in sediments, at the base of a rocky wall between Sapri and Acquafredda, Campanian border, SW. Italy. 6,5mm.

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