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Retusa truncatula

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Kingdom
  
Superfamily
  
Philinoidea

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Species

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Family
  
Genus
  
Retusa truncatula

Similar
  
Retusa, Retusidae, Cylichna, Philine, Haminoea hydatis

Retusa truncatula is a species of very small head-shield sea snail or barrel-bubble snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retusidae

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The subspecies Retusa truncatula var. mammilata: is a synonym of Retusa mammillata (Philippi, 1836)

Description

The shell is minute with a flattened spire and longitudinal striations. The colour of the living animal is white. The adult length is usually less than 4 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in South Africa, from False Bay to Durban in shallow estuaries. It is also known from northern Europe, the Mediterranean Sea and the Canary Islands.

Natural history

This small sea snail lives from the intertidal zone to just below the low water mark. It burrows in the mud or sand of tidal marshes, and feeds on foraminiferans.

References

Retusa truncatula Wikipedia


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