Mangrove Air Breather

Ophicardelus ornatus

Sea Life Endemic IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

The shell is elongate and oval-shaped with almost smooth whorls showing only fine growth lines. When cleaned, the shells are brown to dark brown in colour with two or three lighter brown or yellowish bands on each whorl. There are two distinct 'teeth' on the left of the shell opening

Size

Can grow to around 17mm

Habitat

Lives high on the shore amongst strand-line debris in sheltered environments

Distribution

Eastern Australia from QLD to Tasmania

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Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (2)

The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)
Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Quick Facts

Common name: Mangrove Air Breather
Scientific name: Ophicardelus ornatus (Férussac, 1821)
Family: Ellobiidae
Category: Sea Life › Shellfish
Origin: Endemic
Conservation: Not Evaluated

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