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The Stomach-Footed Mollusks, Class Gastropoda, Subclass Prosobranchia, Part 7

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by Bob Fenner

 

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Family Nassariidae, Nassarius; Mud Snails.

Nassarius distortus, "Super" Mud/Nassarius Snails... oft-times collected, imported from Tonga. Great, small, tough snails for reefs. http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1906&articleid=3290
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Nassarius variegates, Nassarius Snail. My favorite for detritus consumption.

 

Superfamily Volutacea. Shells smooth, conical to low-spired. Olives (Olividae): Oliva, Olivella. Miter Shells (Mitridae): Vexillum, Mira. Harp Shells (Harpidae): Harpa. Volutes (Volutidae): Voluta, Cymbium. 

Cymbiola vespertilio (Linnaeus 1758), the Bat Volute. To 6 inches long. Found on sandy  silty habitats where it hunts, consumes other gastropods in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Philippines, Indo., New Guinea, N. Australia. Here consuming the eggs of a squid in N. Sulawesi.

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Harpa (maybe H. major), Harp Snail. Shell to 12 cm (4.5"). Indo-Pacific; incl. Japan. Bali 2014.

Marginella plumiosum, the Glowing Marginella. 1/4-1/2 inch long. Found on sandy bottoms in the tropical West Atlantic; common in the Caribbean. White-cream shells with three faint yellowish bands. 

Pusiostoma mendicaria, Bumblebee snails... a darling of the small reef clean up interest. To one inch in length. Family Mitridae, Buccinidae.

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