Philbertia (Pseudodaphnella) granicostata (Reeve, 1846)
Length: 9.6mm, Width: 4.6mm, Height: 3.9mm. Under a small piece of coral rubble in very shallow water (less than 2 ft) near the shore. Agana Bay, Guam. Collected by Bob Abela on 07 July 2005.
Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific
Habitat: Intertidal, under rubble.
Availability: Uncertain, though does not appear to be common.
Size: Up to 13mm (Cernohorsky).
References
Cernohorsky, Walter O. 1972. Marine Shells of the Pacific, Vol II. p. 191; pl. 55, fig 3.
Chang, Chen-Kwoh. 1999. Small Shells of the Classic Family Turridae from Taiwan. Part 8. Philbertinae: Genera Pseudodaphnella, Microdaphne, Exomilus, Hemidaphne, and Philbertia. Internet Hawaiian Shell News, Nov 1999, Feature, p. 4.
Links
- Emmanuel Guillot de Suduiraut's Eurasia Shells
- Hardy's Internet Guide to Marine Gastropods
- OBIS Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database
- Pago Joe's Photos (live)