Philippia hybrida (Linnaeus, 1758)

Galicia to Canarias, Azores to Mediterranean. Predator on cnidarians in the infralittoral and the circalittoral. Original taxon: Trochus hybridus. Synonym: conulus. 15-20m deep, Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 8mm.

Juvenile from 30m deep, Punta de la Mona, La Herradura, Granada, Andalucia. 4mm.

Variation of height in the spire of hybrida. 80-100m deep, in coralligen, Mljet island, Dubrovnik-Neretva Comitat, S. Croatia. 12-14mm. Original pictures provided by N. Lete (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA).

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