How big does the Cancellate Hairysnail get?

The Cancellate Hairysnail grows to about 3 cm.

Cancellate Hairysnail

Trichotropis cancellata

Group: Other
Max size: 3 cm

This little snail clings to rocky ground just below the tide line, often tangled among sea squirts and tube worms and crusted with hitchhiking growth. It feeds off the tube worms that stand higher off the bottom, where the current runs strong enough to bring it food.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Littorinimorpha › Capulidae › Trichotropis

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 580665.

FAQ

How big does the Cancellate Hairysnail get?: The Cancellate Hairysnail grows to about 3 cm.