Cerithium matukense

Cerithium matukense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae.

Description

The shell is turreted, slender and elongate, with 15-23 straight-sided whorls with an apical angle of 20 degrees. The shell can reach 70.5 mm length and 18.2 mm width. The snail itself has a short, wide snout with thick cephalic tentacles and tiny black eyes.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the western Pacific and the Indian Ocean, near the Philippines, Fiji, New Caledonia, Borneo, Guam, and the Kermadecs, and has been found near Hawaii.

Diet

They are thought to eat algae and detritus.