Chained Moon-Shell

Euspira catena

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 7–9 m

A moon snail of sandy seabeds, this patient carnivore plows just beneath the surface in search of buried bivalves. Wrapping its broad foot around the shell, it drills a clean round hole to reach the soft meat within.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Naticidae › Euspira

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 140528.