Lined Chalice-Bubble

Cylichna cylindracea

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 7–9 m

A small burrowing bubble snail of fine sand, it ploughs just under the surface engulfing tiny prey within its barrel shaped, partly internal shell. It is common below about 30 metres in clean sandy seabeds.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cephalaspidea › Cylichnidae › Cylichna

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 139476.