Tissot's Rock Shell
Semiricinula tissoti
- Group: Other
- For divers: safe
A small rock shell of the intertidal zone, Tissot's rock shell clings among the stones where the tide rises and falls. Like others of its group it is a carnivore, boring into barnacles and other shelled prey to feed.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae › Semiricinula
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 714217.
FAQ
- Is the Tissot's Rock Shell dangerous to divers?
- The Tissot's Rock Shell is harmless to divers.