<em>Tellimya ferruginosa</em> (Montagu, 1808)
Tellimya ferunginosa associated with a living Echinocardium cordatum (commonly known as "Sea Potato") sea urchin at Port Eynon
Tellimya ferunginosa associated with a living Echinocardium cordatum (commonly known as "Sea Potato") sea urchin at Port Eynon
FrequentDistributed from the north of Norway south to the Mediterranean
Lives commensal with the sea urchin Echinocardium cordatum particularly in muddy sand.
Fragile shell up to 1cm in length. Shell white but often obscured by a rust coloured deposit. Inside may have a light purple tinge. The surface of the shell is sculptured with concentric lines and a few faint radiating lines.