Prickly Pacific Drupe
Sistrum ricinus
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
A small predatory drupe of warm reef flats, lagoons and rocky tide lines, this snail wears a shell roughened with low spines. It hunts other shelled animals, boring through their shells to reach the soft body inside.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae › Sistrum
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 215769.
FAQ
- Is the Prickly Pacific Drupe dangerous to divers?
- The Prickly Pacific Drupe is harmless to divers.