Favartia brevicula (Sowerby,
1834)
18.0mm
Favartia
brevicula is known for sure in the Marshalls from only the single specimen
figured below. It was found in a lagoon Halimeda patch at a depth of
about 10 on 7 May 2012. The shell was coated with the red sponge/periostracum
(or whatever it is) that is often seen on species of Chicoreus. Now
that this fresh specimen has surfaced, it seems likely that the shells we have
been calling Favartia
cf tetragona are in fact worn speciimens of F. brevicula.
Created 22 May 2012
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