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Phrontis vibex
$4.99
A sand-sifting snail that pops out at feeding time to eat leftovers.
In stock and eating
From our species guide
In plain words: The nassarius snail is a small snail. It is about as long as your fingernail. It lives buried in the sand. It sticks up a long tube, like a snorkel. The tube lets it breathe and smell the water.
Nassarius snails live buried in the sand and keep it stirred and clean. When food hits the water they emerge, siphon raised, and race to clean it up.
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