Colubraria obscura (Kiener, 1843)
27.15mm
Colubraria
obscura is uncommon
under rocks and in caves at night. The photo shows an empty young shell. Adults
and living specimens can be seen on our Marshall
Islands page. In the Marshalls they have been observed to feed by sucking
blood or other body fluids from sleeping fish at night.
Created 4 May 2024
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