Marinula pepita King, 1832

Araya, Juan Francisco & Catalan, Ricardo, 2014, A review of the non-bulimulid terrestrial Mollusca from the Region of Atacama, northern Chile, ZooKeys 398, pp. 33-51 : 38

Marinula pepita King, 1832 Table 2

Marinula pepita King, 1832: 344; Keen 1971: 850, fig. 849; Paredes et al. 2005: 74, fig. 8.

Material examined.

Caldera Bay (27°04'S, 70°49'W), Commune of Caldera, July 12 2012, JFA 100501, 21 specimens.

Diagnosis.

This species have small shells (up to about 11 mm), brownish or reddish in colour, higher than wider, of short spire, a large last whorl and an impressed suture. Aperture is simple, with a thin lip with a tooth in the inner external lip and three more in the columellar area. Animals are traslucent, with darker tentacles and a comparatively short foot.

Distribution and remarks.

This species has been cited from Coquimbo to Chiloé Island, Chile ( Keen 1971), and in Lima, Peru ( Paredes et al. 2005). The specimens here examined constitute the northernmost record of this species in Chile. It has been found that this species feeds on remains of birds, fishes and sea urchins ( Paredes et al. 2005).