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Sea slugs & snails

Wavy-edged Spindle

Cyrtulus undatus

Also known as: Horse Conch, Knobby Shoulders Shell, Legrand's Spindle, Legrand's Wavy Spindle, Legrand's Wavy Spindle Shell, Spindle Shell, Spindle Snail, Tulip Shell, Wavy Spindle, Wavy Spindle Shell, Wavyedge Shell, Fusinus undatus

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@blogie · Isla Reta Beach Resort, Talikud Island, Island Garden City of Samal, Philippines · May 20121 / 1
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Overview

Found under rocks, amongst rubble and sand, over intertidal, shallow waters, of coral and rocky reefs.

Horse Conches are long and spindly with high spired shells, often found encrusted in algae.

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How to identify

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found under rocks, amongst rubble and sand, over intertidal, shallow waters, of coral and rocky reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumMollusca
    3. classGastropoda
    4. orderNeogastropoda
    5. familyFasciolariidae
    6. genusCyrtulus
    7. speciesCyrtulus undatus (Gmelin, 1791)

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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