| Vitreolina curva (Monterosato, 1874) |
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| Celtic Sea to Azores, to Mediterranean. Ectoparasite of some Ophiurids in the infralittoral down to the continental shelf. Original taxon: Eulima curva. « The top is inflected in the direction of the aperture, and the last whorl is excessively inflated. The aperture is narrow. » T. A. di Monterosato: “Recherches conchyliologiques, effectuées au cap Santo Vito, en Sicile”, Journal de conchyliologie vol. XXII, Paris 1874, p.269. – 30m deep, Punta de la Mona, east of La Herradura, Granada, Andalucia, S. Spain. 2,8mm. |
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| 40m deep, off Le Scole, south of the harbour, Isola del Giglio, Toscana, W. Italy. 3,5mm. |
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| Same spot. 3,3mm. |
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| 55m deep, Ognina, Catania, E. Sicilia. 2,7mm. |
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| Often, the smooth-shelled species of Eulimids keep their head under the shield of the outer lip, which is transparent enough to let the eyes register correctly the appropriate informations. 25m deep, Čiovo island, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S. Croatia. 3mm. Original picture provided by P. Ugarković (HR). – (CC BY-NC-SA) – |
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| Above and below: 80m deep, Hvar channel, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S. Croatia. 3,1mm. |
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| Details of the lip, the labial scars, the false suture, and of the wavy micro-ripples that slightly cloud the transparency. |
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| 52m deep, Ljubačka Vrata channel, southern end of Pag island, Zadar Comitat, W. Croatia. 3-3,1mm. |
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| 80m deep, Hvar channel. 3,4mm. Original pictures provided by R. Stanić (HR). – (CC BY-NC-SA) – |
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