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Sharp-rib Drill

Dall, 1890

Eupleura sulcidentata

Class:

Gastropoda

Order:

Neogastropoda

Family:

Muricidae

Muricidae

Image Voucher: 

ANSP 195922

Shell Information

Length (mm):

Dextral

Chirality:

Description:

Ecological Information

Distribution:

Depth (m):

East Florida to Cuba

0 to 26 meters

Diet:

Carnivore

Habitat:

Marine; Among seagrass

Misc. Facts

These snails primarily feed on other mollusks. It secretes enzymes to soften the shells of their prey. They then drill through the softened shell using a special modified radula.

Citations

MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Eupleura sulcidentata Dall, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404149 on 2021-06-23

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. Garc�a. 29. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579�699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico�Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.

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