Aculeate Rock Shell
Tylothais aculeata
- Group: Other
- Max size: 6 cm
- For divers: safe
A small rock shell of just a few centimetres, this whelk lives among rock oysters and is gathered for food by coastal people. Like other rock shells it is a predator, drilling into the shells of barnacles and other molluscs to feed.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae › Tylothais
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1048566.
FAQ
- Is the Aculeate Rock Shell dangerous to divers?
- The Aculeate Rock Shell is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Aculeate Rock Shell get?
- The Aculeate Rock Shell grows to about 6 cm.