Gastropod

Ringicula propinquans

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

A tiny burrowing snail of soft seabeds, this species belongs to a family whose diet is still poorly understood, with foraminifera the main suspected food. Its small shell carries the thickened, glossy lip typical of its kind.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Ringiculidae › Ringicula

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 717061.