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Brochina glabella
Brochina glabella Adams, 1868
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Family:  Caecidae ()
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Environment:  benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 10 m
Distribution:  Western and Central Pacific: Hong Kong, Guam and Pitcairn.
Diagnosis:  Shell color varies from clear golden brown to dark brown, with a thin brown periostracum on the apertural half of the larger shells. Shell is slightly curved and almost cylindrical, only having a slight increase in diameter from apex to aperture. Shell surface with transverse growth lines which are more distinct behind the aperture. Septum varies in shape: from a dome, to a short rounded cyclinder, to a rounded-angled protruberance.
Biology:  Found intertidal on sand, from silty calcareous to coarse with gravel and pebbles (Ref. 125681).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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