Needle Snail
Cerithium egenum
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
A small Indo Pacific cerith, the needle snail shelters under rocks and coral on reef flats and in rocky tide pools. It grazes the fine film of algae and detritus that coats shallow sandy bottoms.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Caenogastropoda incertae sedis › Cerithiidae › Cerithium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 180921.
FAQ
- Is the Needle Snail dangerous to divers?
- The Needle Snail is harmless to divers.