Dischides politus (Wood S., 1842)

Last update: 27 Settembre 2019
Fig.: Siracusa, 45m. 7.6mm

SYNONYMS (Source: WoRMS-World Register of Marine Species):
Cadulus (Dischides) politus S. Wood, 1842
Cadulus politus (S. Wood, 1842)
Dentalium bifissum Wood S., 1848 (synonym)
Dentalium laevigatum de Rayneval & Ponzi, 1854 (synonym)
Ditrupa polita S. Wood, 1842 † (Mollusca, not Polychaeta)

DISTRIBUTION:
Whole Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

REMARKS:
The slit on the top is a feature of this species.

LITERATURE:
-Wood, S.V. (1842). A catalog of shells from the Crag. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (1) 9: 455-462; 527-544, pl. 5.

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Dischides politus (Wood S., 1842)
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