Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
A common benthic snail of arctic seas
Size
- Shell daimeter 2-9 mm
Color & Charcteristics
- Variable color: light grey to yellowish, pink, violet
- Shell soemwhat flattened
Habitat & Distribution
- Intertidal & shallow sub-tidal
- Circumploar, boreal-arctic
Feeding
- Herbivore, microherbivore
Life cycle
- Life span up tp 2 years
Page Author: Jan Marcin Weslawski/IOPAS
Created: Feb 1, 2011
