Oyster borer

As oyster drills various screw are called, which are derived from shellfish , including oysters , feed and this drill the shell. Such feeding behavior is shown by both moon snails (Naticidae), which leave conical boreholes, as well as spiny snails (Muricidae), in which the boreholes are cylindrical.

In particular, the following species from the family of spiny snails are known as oyster bores:

• Urosalpinx cinerea
• Rapana venosa
• Ocenebra erinacea , see ribbed purple snail

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