Lutraria angustior Philippi, 1844
N. Scotland, English Channel to Guinea, to W. Italy. Burrowed in sand, grit and muddy sand from lower intertidal down to circa 50m deep. Suspension feeder.
 
Original taxon: Lutraria elliptica var. “angustior”. A synonym is var. “alterutra” Jeffreys, who writes: «Shell smaller, thicker, and proportionally broader; front and back margins nearly parallel, anterior side obliquely truncate. » – J. G. Jeffreys: British conchology vol. 2, London 1864, p.429.

Rochelongue beach, Cap d’Agde, Hérault, Occitania, S. France. 46-47mm.

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