Tampa Bay Top Snail

Shell size to 25 mm; shell turbinate, with sharp spire and indistinct suture. Sculpture of fine spiral cords. Color red-brown with gray and white streaks. Photo of the live animal was taken by Amy Tripp at Kice Island, Collier County, in January 2011. The additional images show a Tampa Bay Top Snail adhering to a tank wall; notice the shape of the foot, tentacles, epipodial tentacles (projecting away from the foot), and the mouth with jaws (yellow) and radula (white).