Neogastropods: Whelks & Cone Shells [Neogastropoda]

Neogastropods: Whelks & Cone Shells
Description

Neogastropods are often seen as sleek, spiral-shelled predators tucked into sand, rock crevices, or clinging to hard substrate. Divers may spot them hunting or scavenging, sometimes with striking patterns and colors that make their shells stand out in the water.

Genera
Buccinoidea

Buccinoidea

Taxonomy
Phylum Molluscs
Mollusca
Class Gastropods
Gastropoda
Order Most modern snails
Caenogastropoda
Statistics
  • Genera 1