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Thylacodes sipho
This coiled thin shell with pale orange bands is that of a marine gastropod/snail that lives in a coiled tube. The snails resemble tube worms (polychaetes) because of the structure but are in a different family.
Washed ashore. Spotted along a high tide mark in a bay ( Port Phillip)
Worm snails do not have an Operculum (lid).
Family: Vermetidae
Spotted on May 25, 2018
Submitted on May 28, 2018
2 Comments
Thanks Jim. They are interesting aren't they ? They are all new to me. I wish I could get into the water - there's more interesting stuff a few mts below although you wouldn't think there'd be much in the bay with so much traffic.
Like everywhere else on this planet, only a few places are still untouched and this one is part of a marine park.
I envy your access to so many organisms in Australia, Leuba, that exist nowhere else. Interesting spotting!