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Neverita lewisii
Neverita lewisii is a large marine snail. The shell alone is about 5.5 in. and its large foot extends well beyond that. Its siphon is visible on its right. Here is a short video showing it burying itself in the sand. side.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwK_38a-Mcs https://youtu.be/jwK_38a-Mcs
Spotted on a beach at low tide near Dash Point Park.
Neverita lewisii lives in the Eastern Pacific, from British Columbia to northern Baja California, Mexico.
Spotted on Aug 28, 2019
Submitted on Aug 28, 2019
3 Comments
Cool video. Nightmarishly strong looking animal. :-D
Ever since I was a kid we found the eggs of our local version(s) of moon snail and often in huge numbers. I have often wondered what size of snail could create them but never looked them up. I suppose I should have guessed big as we also find mountains of small shells all hit by moon snail. The jelly eggs were great for beach wars.
Thank you for commenting Mark. This is the first live one I've found. Finding only shells before. For a snail they are a beast! I couldn't believe how fast and how much sand they move as they bury themselves.
That's a big snail !