Tritia gibbosula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tunisia & Adriatic to Suez Canal, eastern Mediterranean.
Original taxon: Buccinum gibbosulum. Synonym: callosus.
Left: Antalya körfezi, S. Turkey. 17mm.
Right: 2m deep, on sand, Elafonissi reefs, SW. Crete. 20mm.
2m deep, in sand among rocks, Haifa, NW. Israel. 12mm.
Linnaeus’s description is, as often, rather short, and could be suitable for Nassarius circumcinctus (A. Adams, 1852): « Testa gibba lævi, labio interiore explanato gibbo. – S.N. vol.I, p.398 in the tenth edition. – Dark shell from Valletta, NE. Malta. 17mm.
1m deep, on sand, Jerba island, Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia. 15mm.
Lagunar morph, Jerba. 16mm.
Jerba again.
Original picture provided by M. Weinberger (CZ).
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