Raphitoma horrida (Monterosato, 1884) |
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Mediterranean. Predator in the infralittoral. Original taxon: Cordieria horrida. Synonym: monterosatoi. Protoconch paucispiral. Beach drift, Port-Vendres, Occitania, S. France. 10mm. |
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Spire scalariform; whorls separated by a deep, undulating suture; subsutural ramp adorned with whitish commas (« albo-virgulatae » in Monterosato); sculpture made of few, sharp, raised spiral ridges running upon even fewer radial costae, giving the shell a clathrate appearance. Shallow water, north of the harbour, east of the bridge, along the Avenue des Étangs, Frontignan-plage, Occitania. Original picture provided by J. Renoult for iNaturalist – (CC BY-NC). |
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Saint-Gervais beach, Fos-sur-Mer, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence, S. France. 9,5mm. E. Vial legit (FR). |
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A difference with brunneofasciata is given by the presence of labial denticles inside the aperture. Above: large adult from 30m deep, Pag island, north Dalmatian archipelago, Croatia. 16mm. Original pictures provided by N. Lete (HR). – (CC BY-NC-SA) – |
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2-5m deep, southern coast of Korčula island, Dubrovnik-Neretva Comitat, S. Croatia. 12mm. Original pictures provided by P. Ugarković (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA). |
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