Finger Plough Shell or Plough Snail

Description:

Bullia digitalis, the Finger Plough Shell or Plough Snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks. These dominant scavengers scent decaying animal matter from a considerable distance so that they converge from all directions to feed. Length: 60 mm. Narrow, smooth shell with a long, pointed spire, usually light yellow or creamy, often tinged with violet or yellow. The large, oval foot is offwhite. The operculum has serrated margins.

Habitat:

Sandy beaches along the surf zone, low on the shore from middle tidal zone seawards where the sand is not too coarse.