Turtonia minuta

Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780)
Minute turton

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Family:	Veneridae (venus clams)
Max. size:	0.3 cm DL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 750 m
Distribution:	Northern Pacific, Northern Atlantic, Arctic and the Mediterranean Sea: from Sea of Japan to Greenland, north to Svalbard and southeast to Kuwait. Polar to subtropical.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Maximum depth from Ref. 107553. This is an attached species (Ref. 3123). Anchored by byssus to coralline and other algae, sessile organisms and rocks (Ref. 95344).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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