Cerithium Snail

Cerithium caeruleum

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

This small spiral shelled snail is common on rocky shores from mid tide downwards into shallow water, where it grazes films of algae and detritus. Its sturdy ribbed shell and operculum let it ride out the pounding of the intertidal zone.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Caenogastropoda incertae sedis › Cerithiidae › Cerithium

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 216702.