Pig's Snout Volute
Cymbium cymbium
- Group: Other
- Max size: 20 cm
- For divers: safe
Named for its snout like, rolled in shell, this large volute reaches about 20 centimetres and prowls intertidal sand flats and mangroves. A predatory snail, it engulfs other molluscs and is harmless to people.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Volutidae › Cymbium
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 224552.
FAQ
- Is the Pig's Snout Volute dangerous to divers?
- The Pig's Snout Volute is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Pig's Snout Volute get?
- The Pig's Snout Volute grows to about 20 cm.