Photo of Cymatium succinctum taken by Angelo de Faveri at Watamu, Kenya (verified by Richard Willan)
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Mollusca
Class
Gastropoda
Family
Ranellidae
Species
Cymatium succinctum
Information
Comment from expert, Richard Willan: This trumpet snail has an enormous coat of thin hairs (periostracum) all over its shell, presumably for camouflage.