The species is occasionally found in Malága area, and lives probably in deep water. Its mode of introduction in Mediterranean Sea remains unknown. Strait of Gibraltar. 60mm. Original pictures provided by D. Gubbioli (ES).
– (CC BY-NC-SA)–
« Testa oblique subcircularis, tenuis, subaequilatera, subaequivalvis, utrinque leviter hians, liris radiantibus numerosis costisque parum conspicuis undique obducta; valva sinistra rufescenti-fusca, obscurius annulata, dextra unicolor albida. » – Küster: op. cit. p.197.
Regarding the colour of the left valve, Reeve writes: « Elegantly characterized by the alternate rayed colouring of the ribs. » (L. A. Reeve: Conchologia Iconica vol. VIII, London 1855, plate XXVI, species 110). The shell from Gibraltar area, pictured supra, matches this description.
Küster, about the insides: « …latus internum albidum vel roseum, costis translucentibus, ad umbones saturarius tinctum. »
Regarding the colour of the left valve, Reeve writes: « Elegantly characterized by the alternate rayed colouring of the ribs. » (L. A. Reeve: Conchologia Iconica vol. VIII, London 1855, plate XXVI, species 110). The shell from Gibraltar area, pictured supra, matches this description.
Küster, about the insides: « …latus internum albidum vel roseum, costis translucentibus, ad umbones saturarius tinctum. »