GALEOMMATIDAE, Gray, 1840
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EC8797-6F63-FFD4-FE72-F9DCFCB44AD4 |
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Felipe |
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GALEOMMATIDAE |
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GALEOMMATIDAE View in CoL Amphilepida aurantia (Deshayes, 1835)
Habitat. Under coral rubble blocks and large rocks resting on sand or sand rubble mixtures from low in the littoral and sublittoral.
Distribution. Ile aux Fous, Ile Hermitage, Petite Butte.
Remarks. In life the shell is entirely covered by the pustulose mantle but the orange shell can be seen through the tissues. The valves gape widely when crawling unlike species of Scintilla where the valves remain in an almost normal orientation.
Range. Indo-Pacific [R/M/S].
Figured specimen. 9.7 mm, NMW.Z.1999.073.00004.
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