Giant Atlantic Pyram

Giant Atlantic Pyram
Name: Giant Atlantic Pyram
Scientific Name: Pyramidella dolabrata
Family: Pyramids
Taxonomic: Pyramidellidae
ID Group: Snails, Clams & Shells
Size: up to 2 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Seen very rarely

This Snail has an elongated shell with a sharply pointed spire. Thin brown lines circle the shell. The mantle is white.

The Giant Atlantic Pyram buries itself in the sand.