Gnarled purple snail
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Housing of Thais nodosa . Lovell Augustus Reeve , 1843 (Conchologia iconica) |
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The gnarled purple snail ( Thais nodosa , synonym : Thais pansa ) is a snail from the family of spiny snails that is found on tropical coasts on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean .
features
The shell of Thais nodosa reaches a length of about 4 to 5.5 cm and a slightly smaller width in adult snails. It has a short, blunt thread and a large body circumference. The outer lip of the case mouth spreads outward. The flat spindle is broad callous. The snail shell is sculptured with five spiral rows of rounded knots, of which the top two protrude the most. The surface of the shell is pale fawn brown, the spindle white with usually two pink spots.
Distribution, habitat and way of life
Thais nodosa is found in the Atlantic Ocean both on the West African coast and on the shores of Brazil in the intertidal zone on rocky surfaces, especially in crevices and overhanging rocks.
Diet and Lifestyle
There are no publications on the diet and lifestyle of Thais nodosa . Other barnacles predatory on barnacles and mollusks.
Importance to humans
Thais nodosa is gathered for their meat.
literature
- R. Tucker Abbott, Percy A. Morris: A Field Guide to Shells: Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston 2001, pp. 214f.
- Eugene Herbert Kaplan: A Field Guide to Southeastern and Caribbean Seashores: Cape Hatteras to the Gulf Coast, Florida, and the Caribbean. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston 1999, pp. 198, 239.
