Gastropod

Paradaphne ornata

• Group: Other
• Typical depth: 1–11 m

A small sea snail of muddy subtidal bottoms, this turrid lives in shallow water between about 1 and 11 metres. Like others in its group it carries a slender, spiralled shell and hunts buried worms with a venom tipped tooth.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Raphitomidae › Paradaphne

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 1830467.