Phorcus lineatus
Thick top shell
Monodonte
Burgado
Cornetto comune
Distribution
- The temperate Atlantic
- The Mediterranean
Substrate and environment
- The species lives on the mid-littoral coast
- The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
- The species crawls on the seafloor
- The species can be found between 0 and 10 Meters.
- Very common species.
General behaviour of the species
- Lives in large groups
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 3 cm
- Maximum age known : 10 year(s)
- The animal is a grazer of algae.
- The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite
Relationship with humans
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!