Name

Siphonaria

Framing

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Heterobranchia

Infraclass: Pulmonata

Order: Siphonariida

Genus: Siphonaria

Habitat

Aquatic, marine. Rocky bottoms of the intertidal zone.

Feeding

Feed on solid things, macrophagous feeder. Solitary, mobile, free-living, phytophagous (algae)

Distribution

Widely and abundantly distributed along our coasts

Conservation status

No conservation problems

Additional information

Very similar to some, but with very distinct alternating light and dark longitudinal striations, especially on the inner edge of the shell.