Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Fire Urchin Snail
Echineulima asthenosomae
Fire Urchin Snail
Category: Parasitic Snails
Scientific Name: Echineulima asthenosomae
Synonyms: Luetzenia asthenosomae
Size: Up to 0.5 in. (1.2 cm)  
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Eulimidae (Family)
    └Echineulima (Genus)

Gastropods
Parasitic Snails

Fire Urchin Snail

Sharp Eulima

Crystalline Sea Star Snail



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