Sydney Mud Whelk
Scientific name: Pyrazus ebeninus
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Sydney Mud Whelk, Pyrazus ebeninus
Image: Dr Isobel Bennett
© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Pyrazus
- Species
- ebeninus
- Family
- Batillariidae
- Super Family
- Cerithioidea
- Subclass
- Caenogastropoda
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- 11 cm
The Sydney Mud Whelk is a large snail with a long, spiral shell found abundantly in mangroves and estuaries of Sydney.
Identification
The Sydney Mud Whelk is a large snail with a long, spiral shell.
Sydney Mud Whelk
Image: Dr Isobel Bennett© Australian Museum
Habitat
Sydney Mud Whelks live in intertidal mangroves and estuaries.
Distribution
The Sydney Mud Whelk is found in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Distribution data sourced from the Atlas of Living Australia
Other behaviours and adaptations
The Sydney Mud Whelk crawls through the mud and feeds on detritus, leaving a trail in the mud as it goes.
