Fusiturris similis
(Bivona Ant. in Bivona And., 1838)
Mediterranean to Angola, Canarias. Predator in the lower infralittoral and in the circalittoral, down to the continental shelf and slope, on sedimentary bottoms (sand, mud…) Original taxon: Pleurotoma similis. Synonym: balteata Kiener.

Stait of Messina, SW. Italy. 50-62mm.
Dredged off Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 51-55mm.
45-50m deep, Alger bay, Wilaya of El Djazaïr, Algeria. 51,5mm.
The species, pictured on a stamp of Malta Post.

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