(Say, 1822)
Euspira heros
Northern Moon Snail
Phylum:
Mollusca
Taxonomy
Class:
Gastropoda
Order:
Littorinimorpha
Family:
Naticidae
ANSP 321845
Shell Information
Length (mm): 115
Chirality:
Dextral
Description:
This globe shaped shell is smoother except for fine axial growth lines that can vary slightly in color. It can be distinguished from shark eyes because it has a completely open umbilicus (hole on bottom of shell).
Ecological Information
Distribution:
Greenland to Delaware
Depth (m):
0 to 435 meters
Diet:
Carnivore; They feed on a variety of bivalves.
Habitat:
Sand and mud flats
Works Cited
MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase.?Euspira heros?(Say, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160315 on 2021-06-10
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/