Opalia coronata (Philippi & Scacchi, 1840)
Azores to Mediterranean, to Cabo Verde archipelago.
Predator and parasite on sea-anemones and corals in the infralittoral-circalittoral. Original taxon: Scalaria coronata.
33m deep, Punta de la Mona, La Herradura, Granada, Andalucia, S. Spain. 7,6mm. Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
Synonym: hellenica Forbes.
 
« testa turrita, alba, imperforata, anfractibus 10 convexis, varicosis, spiraliter striatis longitudinaliter costatis, costis rotundatis crassiusculis, in ultimo anfractu 10; apertura marginata, margine radiato-crenato. » – E. Forbes: “Report on the Mollusca and Radiata of the Aegean sea, and on their distribution, considered as bearing on geology”, Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 13th meeting, London 1843, p.189.

As often with the Wentletraps, the protoconch is of a glossy brown colour in fresh specimens. – Same spot. 6,7mm. Original picture provided byA. Nappo (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
A complete specimen with intritacalx, from 65-70m deep, Siracusa, E. Sicily. 7mm. Original picture provided by A. Brancato (IT) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
50m deep, off Għajn Tuffieħa, northwestern coast of Malta. Original picture provided by A. Nappo (IT).
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5m deep, Vela Luka, Korčula island, Dubrovnik-Neretva Comitat, S. Croatia. 7,4mm. Original picture provided by P. Ugarković (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
30m deep, Punta de la Mona. 7,5mm.

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