Emarginula tenera Locard, 1892
Lusitanian seamounts to Mediterranean.
Predator on sessile preys in the circalittoral.
 
This is a small and gibbous species, characterized by the irregularly spaced radial costae of unequal strength, crossed by concentric rows of scales; these scales are also radially arranged. Apex overhanging the posterior margin.

60m deep, Għar Ċumnija, Ras ir-Reqqa, Żebbuġ, Gozo island, Malta. 3mm. Original pictures provided by A. Nappo (IT).
(CC BY-NC-SA)
A specimen from Gorringe seamount 1, 55-70m; 3mm.
Original pictures provided by S. Gofas (ES)
for WoRMS – (CC BY-NC-SA).
36m deep, San Giovanni Li Cuti, Catania, E. Sicily. 3,05mm.

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