Acteon tornatilis from Malta

November 3, 2006
From: Constantine Mifsud

Concerning message #17726:

Bill,
Here is an image of Acteon tornatilis.

Locality: Off Gnejna Bay,, 40-50 metres, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, August 1997, muddy sand substrate. Length: 7 mm. Photographer: Constantine Mifsud.

Mediterranean specimens seem to be much smaller than those from the North Atlantic.

Constantine Mifsud

kejdon@orbit.net.mt

Mifsud, C., 2006 (Nov 3) Acteon tornatilis from Malta. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/18174

Dear Con,
Thanks for the photos. I have only seen this species alive once, and that was of specimens from southern England. From what I have read, Mediterranean specimens do seem to be much smaller and apparently lack the spiral and axial grooving on the shell.

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Nov 3). Comment on Acteon tornatilis from Malta by Constantine Mifsud. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/18174

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