Adusta Miter
Nebularia eremitarum
- Group: Other
- Max size: 8 cm
- For divers: safe
A miter shell about eight centimetres long, the adusta miter shelters under stones and corals on sandy bottoms and is abundant in the intertidal. Miters are predatory snails, and this one is gathered locally for its handsome shell.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Mitridae › Nebularia
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1063206.
FAQ
- Is the Adusta Miter dangerous to divers?
- The Adusta Miter is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Adusta Miter get?
- The Adusta Miter grows to about 8 cm.