(Say, 1822)
Tectonatica pusilla
Miniature Moonsnail
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Naticidae
ANSP
Shell Information
Diameter (mm): 6-8
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
The miniature moon snail is a small white shell with a filled in umbilicus (hole on bottom of shell).
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Massachusets to the Caribbean Sea
Depth (m):
0 to 130 meters
Diet:
Carnivore
Habitat:
Shallow to moderately deep water
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Tectonatica pusilla (Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160063 on 2021-06-23
Morris, P. A. (1987). A field guide to shells: Atlantic and Gulf coasts and the West Indies (3rd ed.). Houghton Mifflin.
Rosenberg, G. 2009. Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. [WWW database (version 4.1.1)] URL http://www.malacolog.org/
Andrews, J. (1971). Seashells of the Texas Coast. University of Texas Press.