Pyrgulina stefanisi (Jeffreys, 1869) |
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Canarias and Mauritania to Gibraltar area, Azores and Madeira to Mediterranean. Ectoparasit in the circalittoral, down to the continental shelf and slope (36-1370m in van Aartsen, Gittenberger & Goud, 2000). Original taxon: Rissoa stefanisi. This is the Rissoa costulata of Searles Wood from the Coralline Crag. The costulata of Risso, the one of Alder, are other species. Origin of the name: « In the collection of General Stefanis at Naples I noticed R. costulata of S. Wood from Sicily; it may be called Stefanisi. » – J. G. Jeffreys: British conchology vol. V, London 1867, via BHL. 45m deep, Cannizzaro, Catania, E. Sicily. 1,5mm. |
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