Mud Snail
Amphibola crenata
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
An air breathing snail of muddy and sandy estuaries, the mud snail grazes sediment and digests the bacteria and diatoms living in it. By feeding this way across salt marshes, mudflats and mangroves it shifts the activity of the microbes in the mud around it. The IUCN lists it as least concern.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Amphibolidae › Amphibola
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 590660.
FAQ
- Is the Mud Snail dangerous to divers?
- The Mud Snail is harmless to divers.