Philine from Azores

February 11, 1999
From: Sergio Avila

Hi there

I have collected at São Miguel, Azores (North Atlantic) at about 14m, a white/translucent shell, protoconch yellowish, (4mm x 2mm) that I tentatively identified as Philine desmotis Watson, 1897 (CEPHALASPIDEA: PHILINIDAE). (My picture at right).
In the Azores and according to Mikkelsen (1995), there are 6 species of Philine reported:
P. approximans Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896
P. azorica Bouchet, 1975
P.? lima Brown, 1827
P. monilifera Bouchet, 1975
P. quadrata (S. Wood, 1839)
P. rugulosa Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896.

P. azorica is reported to be a shallow-water species, but I have no pictures of it. Can anybody give me a help?
Thanks.

Best wishes,

Sergio

Dr. Sergio Avila
Departament of Biology
Marine Biology Section
University of the Azores
9500 Ponta Delgada
AZORES
PORTUGAL
http://www.uac.pt/db/bmarinha/sa/molazores.html

avila@alf.uac.pt

Avila, S., 1999 (Feb 11) Philine from Azores. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/556

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