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Page not in use. Species renamed as Vitreolina commencalis. New page made with that name
Curveulima commensalis (Tate, 1898) Description: Shell small, spire slightly to strongly bent, protoconch large. Whorls straight or convex in outline, smooth. Scars from previous positions of outer lip faint, aligned from whorl to whorl, suture not bent at positions of scars. Aperture wide, one quarter of shell length, expanded anteriorly. Outer lip strongly convex in profile, sinuous with small sinus below suture. Shell transparent becoming opaque white with age. Size: Up to 4.5 mm in length. Distribution: Specimens seen from Port Stephens, NSW, southwards and around southern Australia to south-western WA. Habitat: Reported by Tate (1898) to be commensal with the sea urchin Amblypneustes. Moderately common. Fig. 1: 6911-1 Watsons Bay, Sydney, NSW (C.011594) |
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