| Naria spurca (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Algarve to Angola, Mediterranean.
Omnivorous in the infralittoral and the circalittoral, on hard substrate, in crevices and caves; occasionally on sandy grounds. Original taxon: Cypraea spurca (filthy, dirtied). Some named variants of poor interest: albida, dilatata, elongata, flavida, limpida, punctatissima, viridula…
30m deep, Mljet island, Dubrovnik-Neretva Comitat, S. Croatia. Original pictures provided by N. Lete (HR).
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Above and below: Shallow water specimens.
1-2m deep, under rocks with seagrass, Águilas, Murcia, S. Spain. 20-28mm. The base is paler than the dorsum, and is sometimes spotted. White teeth. |
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Average specimens are more orange than brown.
The colours fade once out of sea. |
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| 120m deep, off Almería, Andalucia, S. Spain. 18mm. |
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| 6m deep, in a crevice, west of Vulisma Beach, near Istros, Kolpos Mirabellou, Lasithi, N. Crete. 30,5mm. |
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| 20-30m deep, under rock, Bergeggi island, Savona, Liguria, NW. Italy. 23,5mm. |
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Above and below: specimens from F. Roncone’s collection.
A: Aspra, Bagheria, Palermo, W. Sicily. 28mm.
E: Isole Eolie, 28mm. L: Lampedusa, 20mm. |
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S: youth is beautiful. Cagliari, S. Sardinia, 27mm.
M: small adult from deep cold water, Messina strait, 19-22mm. |
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Lampedusa, 30m deep. 28mm.
Original pictures provided by F. Roncone (IT).
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| 2-4m deep, under rocks, Águilas, Murcia. 20-28mm. |
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The head of Naria spurca.
Specimen pictured at 18m deep, Lučica Beach, Sumartin, SE. coast of Brač island, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S. Croatia. 32mm.
Original pictures provided by R. Stanić (HR).
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| The colour of the animal can vary a little in hue and saturation, with the papillae always paler than the other parts, but remains reddish. Specimen from shallow infralittoral, Ognina, Siracusa, E. Sicilia. Original picture provided by R. Rodolico and A. Brancato (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA). |
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| A specimen pictured in shallow water, Ákra Pelegrí, Marathi, NE. coast of Souda Bay, Hania, NW. Crete. Original picture provided by stepfen for iNaturalist – (CC BY-NC). |
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A specimen from Poetto, Cagliari, S. Sardinia. 21,3mm.
Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT).
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A pair of dark spurca with some lurida, all freshly crabbed.
Original pictures provided by B.J. M. Sánchez.
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Roman artifact: necklace of a young girl, found in a grave at Salona (Solin, near Split). Archaeological Museum of Split.
Original picture provided by N. Miljan Popović (HR).
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1m deep, Águilas. 26-27mm.
Original picture provided by I. Mulero (ES).
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Young one from 10m deep, Águilas. 20mm.
Original picture provided by I. Mulero (ES).
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