Figured: Jeffreys, 1879 [Pl. 46: 6 as Leda pusilla]; (Tebble, 1966 [Fig. 15c as Phaseolus pusillus])
Length: 4 mm

Valves found at Sanna, Ardnamurchan in 1995 and Cleats shore, Arran in 1993 (J E Phorson). Found living on the Hebrides Slope in 1271m in 1973 as Microgloma tumidula. Usually much deeper.Recorded from off Ballycastle (Chaster, 1897b) 'a perfect though dead specimen and two valves, all of small size.' This record, although highlighted, has been disregarded in later works.
Collections: NMW, NMSZ

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