Velutina velutina, common name the velvet shell, is a species of small sea snail with a transparent shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae.
The maximum body size is from 15 to 50 mm. The maximum recorded shell length is 27.5 mm.
The distribution of Velutina velutina is circumboreal. The range of Velutina velutina include: 72.78ðN to 42ðN; 70ðW to 0ðW.
Distribution of Velutina velutina include:
The habitat of Velutina velutina include bathyal, infralittoral and circalittoral of the Gulf and estuary. Minimum recorded depth is 0 m. Maximum recorded depth is 183 m.
Velutina velutina feeds on ascidians.
Sexes are separate but are seldom conspicuously different externally. Velutina velutina is a simultaneous hermaphrodite yet self-fertilization is prevented due to various morphological, physiological, or behavioral mechanisms. They shed their eggs.
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