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Snail, Small Turret (S. symmetricus)

Scientific name:

Stiracolpus symmetricus

Maori name:

Other names:

Snail, Small Pagoda Turret

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Mollusca

Class:

Gastropoda

Family:

Turritellidae

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Common habitat(s):

Soft Bottom Subtidal

Sandy/Muddy Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Filter Feeder

Distribution:

South Island

Edibility:

Inedible

Size:

Coin Sized

Identification:

Smaller than the northern Pagoda Turret, it is tall and white with a corrugated profile cause by three strong cords.

Habitat:

Found living in clean sand on open beaches from the low intertidal to 150m. Only found in the Sounth Island from Otago to Stewart Island.

Diet:

Feeds on particulate matter, small plankton and bacteria.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

NZ Coastal Marine Inverts Vol 1