King snail

Latin: Buccinum undatum
Size:
11 cm
Levested:
Hard and soft seabed from the lake down to 1200 m.
Distribution:
In Europe from the Bay of Biscay to Northern Norway.
Food:
Benthic animals and scavengers.
Facts about the King snail

The king snail spawns large collections of egg capsules that attach to hard substrate. From each capsule, a number of juvenile snails hatch.

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