Mangelia costulata Risso, 1826 |
English Channel to Mediterranean. Predator in the infralittoral. Synonyms: farrani, ornata, rissoi, smithii, striolata… Spiral cords can be weak as well as very sharp. Beachstormed, Punta Sabbioni, Venezia, NE. Italy. 8,5mm. |
5m deep, in shell grit, Salamina island, Attiki, Greece. 8mm. Fine spiral sculpture. Often, there is a dark suprasutural band. |
Young specimen with spiral striae, from 30m deep, in mud, Corigliano gulf, Cosenza, Calabria, SW. Italy. 5mm. |
20-30m deep, Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 5,9mm. |
The shells progressively loose the spiral sculpture while aging. 20-25m deep, on coral bottom, Málaga. 6,8-7,2mm. |
A small smooth one. 7m deep, Saronikos. 5,9mm. |
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