Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina to Brazil.
Size: 8 inches (20 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy areas and seagrass/turtle grass beds that are high in organic content.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Unsuitable for most aquaria as it preys on worms and other gastropods.
A burrowing type carnivorous snail, and may be fitting in fish-only aquariums with a very deep sand bed.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Fasciolaria
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
