Lobe Shell

Philine aperta

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 7–9 m

The lobe shell glides through sandy bottoms with its body wrapped around a thin internal shell, hunting small prey beneath the surface. It lives from the low tide mark down through the shallows and turns up often in sandy tidal pools.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cephalaspidea › Philinidae › Philine

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 140744.