Mozambique Shells | Species detail

Shell ID:

631

Species:

Cerithidea decollata

Family:

Potamididae H. & A. Adams, 1854

Author, Year:

(Linnaeus, 1767)

Dimensions min-max (mm):

25-35 mm

Occurrence area:

Entire Coast

Habitat:

Mangrove

Depth:

Up to 1 m above ground

Notes:

"Clinging in large numbers in white mangrove Avicenia, during spring tide" (Kilburn: 1982)

Last update:

2016-04-17 20:24:25

Richard Kilburn, Elizabeth Rippey (1982). "Sea Shells of Southern Africa". Johannesburg, Macmillan South Africa, xi+249 p.