Mangrove whelk

Cerithidea decollata

Summary 2

Cerithidea decollata, common name the truncated mangrove snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Potamididae.

Range description 3

Globally, this species is found from East African coast and coasts of the west Indian Ocean.

Northeastern Africa: It is found on the coasts of Somalia

Eastern Africa: This species occurs in the eastern Africa coastal strip.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Ricky Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ricky Taylor
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerithidea_decollata
  3. (c) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/34367873

More Info

Range Map

iNat Map

Zone (2)_intertidal, (3)_supratidal
Habitat (10)_estuary_margin, (2)_mangrove, (3)_salt_marsh, (4)_mud_flat, (5)_saline_lawn