Maurea simulans

Maurea simulans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.

Description

It is a light greyish colour with white dots on its body. It looks like a regular snail in the sense that its shell is a spiral shape. It is 57mm tall and 53mm wide.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Zealand, off the coast of New Plymouth, Cape Palliser south to the Banks Peninsula. It is also found on Chatham Rise and off Bounty and Campbell Island; also off Western Australia.

Habitat

It makes its home in the mud and lives in its shell for all of its life.