Isara cornea (Lamarck, 1811)
Azores to Angola, to W. Mediterranean.
Predator on Sipuncula, in infralittoral-circalittoral hard substrates (gravels, rocks, coralligene).
Original taxon: Mitra cornea.
Synonyms: aquitanica, fusca, melaniana…
At low tide, under rocks, Borj Jilij, Jerba, S. Tunisia. 21mm.
« Outer lip nearly straight along middle portion, rounded and dorsally reflected anteriorly to form siphonal notch […] External shell color ranges from dark chestnut brown to purplish gray and may be solid or banded. Aperture is white. » – M. G. Harasewych: “Anatomy & biology of Mitra cornea from the Azores”, Açoreana suppl.6, sept. 2009.

On rocks, Isola di Pantelleria, Canale di Sicilia. 27-28mm.
A giant specimen from shallow rocks, Grigione, San-Martino-di-Lota, NE. Corsica. 41mm. E. Vial legit (FR).
Calanque de Saména, south of Marseille, Provence, S. France. Original picture provided by slebris for iNaturalist.
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Above and below: specimens from Canarias.
On the strand, Playa de Papagayo, southern extremity of Lanzarote. 25,5-27,5-25mm.
Playa de Majanicho, northern extremity of Fuerteventura.
30-28-30mm.

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