Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784) is a animal in the Struthiolariidae family, order Littorinimorpha, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
Pelicaria vermis is a shelled species endemic to New Zealand’s North Island that lives in sandy intertidal to subtidal habitats.
This species, with the scientific name Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784), has a shell that reaches up to 54 mm in height and 35 mm in width. The shell is most often yellow-brown, and it is rarely plain yellow or purple. This species is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand. It lives just beneath the surface of tidal flats and off sandy beaches, and it can occasionally be found at depths as great as 90 m.
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