. Turbonilla acutissima
Turbonilla acutissima Monterosato, 1884
Mediterranean, including the Sea of Marmara.
Ectoparasit in the circalittoral.
 
Protoconch of type A; whorls rather flat, adorned with opisthocline axial ribs separated by narrow interspaces, and rapidly vanishing at the periphery of the last whorl. – 80-150m, Málaga, Andalucia, S. Spain. 5,2mm.
The longitudinal sculpture appears from the very first whorls of the teleoconch, while they are smooth in acuta; the interspaces are also thinner.
3m deep, Stari Trogir Beach, west of Split, Dalmatia, S. Croatia. 4mm. Original picture provided by R. Stanić (HR).
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Possible acutissima from 45m deep, Cesenatico, Forlė-Cesena, Emilia Romagna, NE. Italy. 3,3mm.
5m deep, in grit, Náto beach, Salamina bay, Samalina island, Attikí, E. Greece. 4,7mm.
2-3m deep, in sediments among Posidonia meadows, Saint-Tropez, Var, Provence, S. France. 3,6-5,7mm.
Above and below:
6m deep, in grit, Saronic Gulf, SW. Aegean. 5,2mm.
Details of the microsculpture in this specimen.
The protoconch.
Scale: each interval = 0,1mm.

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