Florida Worm Snail
Thylacodes squamigerus
A snail that gave up spiralling and grew into a twisted tube cemented to rock and shell.
- Typical size
- 1–4 in of tube
- How often it turns up
- Fairly common on rubble
- Collecting
- Restricted
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Florida allows no live shelling in many counties and parks. If the animal is still inside, photograph it and put it back where you found it.
How to tell it apart
- Irregular twisting tube, not a neat spiral
- Cemented to rock, coral or other shells
- Rough, ridged surface
Found one?
Photograph it and BeachNut will rank the likely matches, then log it to your collection.
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