Girdled Horn Shell
Pirenella cingulata
- Group: Other
- Max size: 4.5 cm
- For divers: safe
A horn shell of muddy flats, the girdled horn shell swarms across protected bays and brackish fishponds, sometimes packing in at 500 to a square metre. It ploughs the soupy surface mud just below the waterline, swallowing detritus as it goes.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Caenogastropoda incertae sedis › Potamididae › Pirenella
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 870525.
FAQ
- Is the Girdled Horn Shell dangerous to divers?
- The Girdled Horn Shell is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Girdled Horn Shell get?
- The Girdled Horn Shell grows to about 4.5 cm.