Short-thorn snail
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The short-thorn prickly snail or short-sprout prickly snail ( Chicoreus brevifrons ) is a snail from the family of the prickly pear (Muricidae), which is widespread in the western Atlantic . It feeds mainly on mollusks .
features
The somewhat spindle-shaped, thick and heavy, transversely furrowed and striped snail shell of Chicoreus brevifrons , which in adult snails reaches a length of 15 cm, has a bulbous body, a high, conical thread and is covered with three rows of foliage-like folded, rather short rungs , between each of which there is a large hump. The case is white and often surrounded by red lines, but the color may vary. The case mouth is white.
distribution
The short thorn snail occurs in the western Atlantic Ocean from Florida to Venezuela and Brazil , in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Caribbean Sea .
habitat
The short-thorn snail lives in sheltered bays and lagoons on mud next to oyster colonies and in mangroves .
food
Chicoreus brevifrons particularly eats mussels and snails , the shell of which is either pierced with the radula under the action of acid or opened by applying pressure with the predator's foot. Preferred types of prey include oysters and ark clams .
Importance to humans
Chicoreus brevifrons , long known by Lamarck under the original name Murex brevifrons , is collected for its case, which is sold as jewelry. The meat is eaten raw or cooked.
Individual evidence
- ^ C. Brüggemann (1838): The natural history in faithful illustrations and with a detailed description of the same. Eduard Eisenach publisher, Leipzig 1838. The molluscs. P. 72 f. The short-thorn spiny snail, Murex brevifrons Lam.
- ↑ World Register of Marine Species , Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822)
- ↑ a b Dave Wilhelm: Mangrove Ecosystems in the Caribbean , © 1993, 1998, Dave Wilhelm, Marine Science Education Institute.
- ↑ D. Raeihle (1967): Notes on the feeding habits of captive Murex brevifrons. NY Shell Club Notes 134: 5-6., Cit. in: GE Radwin, A. D'Attilio (1976): Murex shells of the world. P. 7.
- ↑ Antulio Prieto Arcas, Omar Ramos A., Dwight Arrieche, José Villalba, César Lodeiros: Producción secundaria e índice de condición en Arca zebra (Mollusca: Bivalvia) del Golfo de Cariaco, Venezuela . (PDF; 133 kB). In: Revista de Biologia Tropical. 49 (2), 2001, pp. 599-608.
literature
- GE Radwin, A. D'Attilio: Murex shells of the world. An illustrated guide to the Muricidae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford 1976, ISBN 978-0-8047-0897-5 , x + pp. 1-284 incl 192 figs. + 32 pls. Chicoreus brevifrons : p. 34.
Web links
- Muricidae: Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck, 1822) . From: José H. Leal: Gastropods . In: Kent E. Carpenter (ed.): FAO Species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 1: Introduction, molluscs, crustaceans, hagfishes, sharks, batoid fishes and chimaeras. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, 2002. p. 130.
- Fischhaus Zepkow: Family Muricidae - spiny snails