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Engina Trifasciata
''Engina trifasciata'', is commonly known as the "striped engina" or "bumble bee snail", names which can also refer to Engina mendicaria. It is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pisaniidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespeci .... Description ''Engina trifasciata'' can reach 17 mm in size. The shell is striped in a transverse spiral pattern with alternating bands of black and cream. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Engina trifasciata Pisaniidae Gastropods described in 1846 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engina Mendicaria
''Engina mendicaria'', common name striped engina or bumble bee snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae. Description The shell size varies between 10 mm and 20 mm. This shell shows a white or yellowish background with a few transversal black bands and resembles the yellow and black pattern of wasps and bees (hence a common name). Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania, in the tropical Indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ... and Australia. Habitat These carnivore sea snails live on rocky shores and sand beds. They are mainly nocturnal. References * Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). ''Mollus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
