Carinate Rock Shell
Indothais lacera
- Group: Other
- Max size: 5 cm
- For divers: safe
This rock shell clings to muddy littoral stones across the Indo West Pacific, where it is gathered for food from Indonesia to India. Like other murex snails it is a hunter, drilling into the shells of other molluscs to feed.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Neogastropoda › Muricidae › Indothais
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 714477.
FAQ
- Is the Carinate Rock Shell dangerous to divers?
- The Carinate Rock Shell is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Carinate Rock Shell get?
- The Carinate Rock Shell grows to about 5 cm.