Telescope Snail
Telescopium telescopium
- Group: Other
- Max size: 13 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A heavy, dark spired snail of mangroves and intertidal mud flats, the telescope snail lies half buried with only its spire poking out. It feeds on detritus in the mud and is gathered for food across parts of Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Caenogastropoda incertae sedis › Potamididae › Telescopium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 215140.
FAQ
- Is the Telescope Snail dangerous to divers?
- The Telescope Snail is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Telescope Snail get?
- The Telescope Snail grows to about 13 cm.