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Snail, White Whelk (Haustrum lacunosum)

Haustrum lacunosum

Ngaeo

Ngaeo
Snail-Whelk, White (Haustrum lacunosum)

Invertebrate

Mollusca

Gastropoda

Muricidae

Rocky Shore Intertidal
Rocky Shore Intertidal

Feeding:
Predator
Predator
Distribution:
New Zealand
New Zealand
Edibility:
Unknown Edibility
Unknown Edibility
Size:
Coin Sized
Coin Sized



This shell is buff white but the aperture can be tinged with purple.It has a taller spire (point) and thick cords separated by narrow grooves. The spiral whorls have three spiral ridges.


Common on exposed or sheltered rocky shores in southern NZ in the mid to lower intertidal zone.


It is a predator feeding mainly on other molluscs.







NZ Coastal Marine Invertebrates; Vol 1