Common Button Top
Umbonium vestiarium
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–5 m
- Max size: 2 cm
- For divers: safe
A tiny button shaped snail with a glossy, polished shell, it lives in vast numbers on fine sand and mud flats around the low tide mark. Its small size makes the meat fiddly to extract, yet it is gathered both for food and for the shellcraft trade.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Trochidae › Umbonium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 216355.
FAQ
- How deep does the Common Button Top live?
- The Common Button Top (Umbonium vestiarium) is typically found at 0–5 m.
- Is the Common Button Top dangerous to divers?
- The Common Button Top is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Common Button Top get?
- The Common Button Top grows to about 2 cm.