Truncate Barrel-Bubble

Retusa truncatula

• Group: Other

The truncate barrel bubble is a tiny bubble snail that burrows through mud and sand in shallow estuaries and tidal marshes. It feeds on foraminiferans, single celled creatures it sifts from the soft bottom.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Cephalaspidea › Retusidae › Retusa

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 141138.