| Naticarius hebraeus (Martyn, 1786) |
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Mediterranean. Predator in infralittoral-circalittoral soft bottoms, down to the continental shelf and slope.
Crawls on the bottom or just below its surface.
Original taxon: Nerita hebraea.
A frequently used synonym was cruentatus Gmelin.
San Feliu de Guíxols, Girona, Catalunya, NE. Spain. 34-37mm. |
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Other synonyms: adspersa, maculata, maxima.
Ayrolles lagoon, Gruissan, Occitania, S. France. 47mm. |
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| The dotted pattern is never as regularly disposed as in Naticarius stercusmuscarum (Gmelin, 1791). Often, the spots congregate, forming blotches of random shapes. 300m deep, off Castelldefels, Barcelona, Catalunya. 37mm. |
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| Beach collected, on right bank, south of the river mouth, le Grau du Roi, Occitania. 30-33mm. |
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Adult. Pointe de l’Espiguette, le Grau du Roi.
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| Uncommon banded mixture made with two forms: “maculata” and “immaculata”. In nets, Heraklion, N. Crete. 27mm. |
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Young. Narbonne-Plage, Aude, Occitania.
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| On sand, Grau de la Vieille Nouvelle, entrance of Ayrolle lagoon. 46-48mm. |
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| Same spot. 51,5mm. |
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Plage du Prévost, Palavas-les-Flots, Hérault, Occitania.
Original picture provided by X. Rufray for iNaturalist.
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Synonyms: fasciata, millepunctata, sanguinolenta…
Cap d’Agde, Hérault, Occitania. 30-33mm. |
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| Juvenile from Limáni Sisiou, east of Malia, N. Lassithi, N. Crete. 1,2mm. |
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“Natica noae” d’Orbigny, 1850 is an eocene fossil of the Bartonian strata. Here, a complete specimen from Auversian sands at Isles-les-Meldeuses, Seine-et-Marne, east of Paris, France. 15mm. Some morphological characters (subsutural plate, deep umbilicus, big funiculum) suggest that the species belongs, in actuality, to the genus Naticarius Duméril. |