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Megastomia conoidea (Brocchi, 1814)
Norway to Angola, Canarias to Mediterranean. Ectoparasit, at least in the infralittoral. Original taxon: Turbo conoideus. Synonyms: monodon, nagli, polita, scotica… Following Bogi & Cuneo (Il genere Odostomia in Mediterraneo), distinctive features are: 1- Labial teeth on internal surface (Megastomia); 2- Columellar tooth; 3- Protoconch of type A.

10m deep, off Torre Astura, Nettuno, Lazio, W. Italy. 4,7mm.
3m deep, in grit at the foot of the citadel, south of the harbour, Methóni, Messinia, Peloponnese, SW. Greece. 3,2mm.
3m deep, Maslinova Bay, northwestern coast of Brač island, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S. Croatia. 4mm. Original picture provided by R. Stanić (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA).
Entrance of Luka Cavtat, S. Croatia. 5,9mm.
30m deep, Split, Dalmatia, S. Croatia. 7mm. Original picture provided by N. Lete (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA).

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