North East Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Tyrrheninian Sea, off Castellamare del Golfo, 38°02'58'' N, 012°52'58'' E, 43 m depth, silt to very fine sand (coarse sand: 0.69%, medium sand: 0.65%, fine sand: 4.05%, very fine sand: 24.14%, silt-clay: 70.45%), collected 1.VI.2007