Ocinebrina aciculata is a marine sea snail. It belong to the family Murididae. It lives in depth 0-105 m in the Mediterranean Sea and elsewhere. My snail is from Croatia.
The height of the reddish brown shell is up to 18 mm. The color of the whole animal is reddish: it has reddish foot, head, tentacles and siphon. I have taken the following photos ex situ in small aquarium for photography.
Right side view of crawling Ocinebrina aciculata:
Ventral view of crawling snail:
Frontal view:
Abapertural view:
Apertural view:
Ocinebrina aciculata in my hand, just for size overview:
References
Crocetta F., Bonomolo G., Albano P. G., Barco A., Houart R., & Oliverio M. (2012). The status of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean small mussel drills of the Ocinebrina aciculata complex (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Muricidae), with the description of a new species. Scientia Marina, 76(1), 177-189. doi: 10.3989/scimar.03395.02A
