Lienardia cf marchei (Jousseaume, 1884)
5.2mm

The name Lienardia marchei is one of many names that have been used for clearly different species in different references. While our specimens our certainly not conspecific with the other species we are calling Lienardia marchei, they are similar in form and sculpture to one of the Lienardia marchei figured in www.gastropods.com, although that figure does not have the brown spots between the axial ribs and mid-whorl spiral threads. It is rare at Kwajalein. It has been found at about 15m under rocks on the seaward reef, and brought up empty in bags of sand from at least 60m.

Created 24 April 2017

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