Stats

Lifespan

2-5 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Slithering

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Rare

About

This freshwater snail inhabits the sandy riverbeds of Southeast Asia. It uses a long, extendable proboscis to hunt and consume other snails.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   juvenile

   A juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
2. 2.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult shell size or body length.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Mollusca

Class

Gastropoda

Order

Neogastropoda

Family

Nassariidae

Genus

Anentome