Moon Snail Sand Collar
Naticidae egg mass
Markings and exact colorations may vary.
A rubbery ring of sand and mucus shaped like a shirt collar — a moon snail's egg mass.
- Typical size
- 2–6 in across
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Protected, do not collect
- Handling
- May be alive
Sand collars are living egg masses. Photograph them and return them to the water.
How to tell it apart
- Curved collar or ring shape
- Made of fine sand held together with jelly
- Falls apart as it dries
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