Smooth Moon Turban
Lunella cinerea
- Group: Other
- Max size: 4 cm
- For divers: safe
A small turban snail with a smooth, rounded shell sealed by a thick stony trapdoor, it grazes algae on rocky and rubble strewn shores. It sits high in the intertidal, exposed at low tide and grizing again once the water returns.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Trochida › Turbinidae › Lunella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 413413.
FAQ
- Is the Smooth Moon Turban dangerous to divers?
- The Smooth Moon Turban is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Smooth Moon Turban get?
- The Smooth Moon Turban grows to about 4 cm.