1.Galeodea
echinophora- Spiny
bonnet- 65
mm high.
This species lives
all around the Tunisian coasts on mud bottoms of more than 50 m depth.
This specimen was collected near Zembra
islands (northwest part of Tunis
gulf).
2-
Cymatium
corrugatum
- Corrugated triton -
70
mm high.
This occidental Mediterranean
species was collected near Zembra
islands.
3-Phalium
granulatum- Grooved
helmet - 65
mm high.
This "Canarian species"
considerated as rare in Mediterranea is relatively frequent all along the
northern Tunisian coasts where it lives on sandy bottoms between
30 and 70 m depth. This specimen collected in the Tunis
gulf has global form and coloration
typical of the Sicilian species.
Photos by
J. Zaouali