Miyakodori(in japanese)

Miyakodori(in japanese)
Japanese Common Name
Miyakodori
Scientific name
Phenacolepas pulchella
Taxonomy
Order: Cycloneritida, Family: Phenacolepadidae
Size
About 11 mm (height is about 5 mm)
Species Distribution
Kanto region in Japan to Okinawa prefecture
Japan Red List of Threatened Species: Near Threatened
This snail has lines in radial pattern on the shell. It is found as a group sticking on the bottom side of rocks that are half buried in tidal flats in estuaries. The color of these rocks is usually reddish-brown on the surface.

Updated July 2017

back to "Movies of Okinawa creatures" page