| Petricola lithophaga (Retzius, 1788) |
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W. France to Sénégal, Mediterranean & Black Sea.
Intertidal, in sedimentary rocks and stones.
Original taxon: Venus lithophaga.
Synonyms: costellata, decussata, lamellosa, rariflamma, reticulata, rocellaria, semilamellata, striata, sulcata.
Juvenile, Cap Ras, Llançà, Catalunya, NE. Spain. 6mm. |
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Sculpture of a juvenile from Saint-Laurent de la Salanque, Salses-Leucate lagoon, Eastern Pyrenees, S. France.
Original pictures provided by S. Clanzig (FR).
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Same spot. 18mm.
Original pictures provided by S. Clanzig (FR).
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Specimens from Western France: intertidal, in limestone, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, W. France. Sizes ≈ 20mm.
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| In intertidal chalky limestone, La Concurrence, La Rochelle. |
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| Specimens nested in limestone, Le Jeamblet Reef, Aix island, Charente-Maritime. |
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| Petr. lithophaga in G. P. Deshayes: “Hist. Nat. Mollusques t. I”, Exploration scientifique de l’Algérie, Paris 1844-1867, via BHL. |
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A cluster in a limestone from around the Cap Ferrat.
Musée des coquilllages (Association SOS Grand Bleu), Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, SE. France. |
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Adult from 5m deep, Kaštela Bay, north of Split, Croatia. 29mm.
Original pictures provided by N. Lete (HR).
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