| Petricola lithophaga (Retzius, 1788) |
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W. France to Sénégal, Mediterranean & Black Sea.
Intertidal, in sedimentary rocks and stones.
Original taxon: Venus lithophaga.
Synonyms: costellata, decussata, lamellosa, rariflamma, reticulata, rocellaria, semilamellata, striata, sulcata.
Juvenile, Cap Ras, Llançà, Catalunya, NE. Spain. 6mm. |
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Sculpture of a juvenile from Saint-Laurent de la Salanque, Salses-Leucate lagoon, Eastern Pyrenees, S. France.
Original pictures provided by S. Clanzig (FR).
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Same spot. 18mm.
Original pictures provided by S. Clanzig (FR).
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Specimens from Western France: intertidal, in limestone, La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, W. France. Sizes ≈ 20mm.
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| In intertidal chalky limestone, La Concurrence, La Rochelle. |
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| Specimens nested in limestone, Le Jeamblet Reef, Aix island, Charente-Maritime. |
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| Petr. lithophaga in G. P. Deshayes: “Hist. Nat. Mollusques t. I”, Exploration scientifique de l’Algérie, Paris 1844-1867, via BHL. |
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The two siphons of an individual nested in a stone off the Arenal dets Ases, Portocolom harbour, southeastern coast of Mallorca, Illes Balears. The anal siphon (marked “c” and fig.9 in Deshayes) is thinner than the branchial (“d”). Original picture provided by F. André for iNaturalist – (CC BY-NC). |
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A cluster in a limestone from around the Cap Ferrat.
Musée des coquilllages (Association SOS Grand Bleu), Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, Alpes-Maritimes, SE. France. |
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Adult from 5m deep, Kaštela Bay, north of Split, Croatia. 29mm.
Original pictures provided by N. Lete (HR).
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| A colony pictured on intertidal rocky bank, Assilah area, southwest of Tanger, NW. Morocco. Original pictures provided by K. El bouchikhi for iNaturalist – (CC BY-NC). |