Retrotortina fuscata Chaster, 1896 |
W. English Channel to W. Mediterranean. Micrograzer in the infralittoral. The shell, one of the smallest in european gastropods, is obviously hyperstrophic, and brownish in colour. Above, possible downslope transportation: in grit at 70-80m deep, in coralligen, Golfo di Carini, west of Palermo, NW. Sicilia. 0,7mm. |
Downsloped again? 110m deep, on sediments, 1 mile west of Vis island, Split-Dalmatia Comitat, S Croatia. 0,4mm. Original pictures provided by R. Stanić (HR) – (CC BY-NC-SA). |
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