The plough snail is a scavenger who feasts on decaying matter and is part of the Nassariidae family.
I came across these Plough snails during my early morning walk and decided to catch one to take some shots of all its body parts as I have always been fascinated by them.
This sea snail has a narrow ovate shell and a long spire with a pointed apex (pointed tip – oldest part of the shell)with a creamy large oval foot at the aperture (is the opening of the shell where the body of the snail emerges to feed).
It has seven whorls with simple submargined suture which separates them.
On this photo you can clearly see its proboscis (mouth) which it use to suck up the soft tissues of its prey. They feed on dead jelly fish and bluebottles.
You can find these snails when the tide starts to rise, all along the surf zone on Kwazulu Natal’s sandy beaches in South Africa.
By Amada44 - CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Photos were taken with a Samsung S7.
