Hydrobia glyca (Servain, 1880)
Cantabrian Sea to Mediterranean.
Grazer and detritus feeder in brackish waters.
Original taxon: Paludestrina glyca. Synonym: joossei.
Two large specimens from 3m deep, Salina Bay, Buġibba, San Pawl il-Baħar, N. Malta. 2,5-3mm.
Downslope transportation:
this specimen was dredged in sediments at 90-100m deep, off Fiumicino, Roma, Lazio, W. Italy. 3mm.
Beachstormed, Leucate, Occitania, S. France. 2mm.
Original pictures provided by S. Clanzig (FR).
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