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Alder's Necklace Shell
Euspira nitida
Sordid Moon Snail
Conuber sordidum
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Conuber sordidum (originally described as Natica sordida by Swainson) is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Distribution
East coast of Australia, from Victoria to Queensland. The species also occurs off Tasmania and New Zealand.
Life habits
Conuber sordidum is predatory, feeding mostly on bivalves and gastropods. The species is also known to prey on the soldier crab Mictyris longicarpus by drilling predation. To catch soldier crabs, C. sordidum uses the same stereotyped behaviour as previously described for moon snails hunting shelled molluscan prey.
Habitat
On intertidal muddy sand flats near mangroves or sea weed.
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Is Sordid Moon Snail dangerous?
Sordid Moon Snail has no known danger to humans. However, always observe marine life responsibly.
Where can you find Sordid Moon Snail?
Australia
