Theba pisana
Sand hill snail
Dünenschnecke
Escargot des dunes
Caracol de dunas
Distribution
- The temperate Atlantic
- The Mediterranean
Substrate and environment
- The species lives on the mid-littoral coast
- The species is generally observed in a sandy zone or in seagrass
- The species crawls on the seafloor
- Very common species.
General behaviour of the species
- Species generally living in a group
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 2 cm
- Maximum age known : 2 year(s)
- The animal is a simultaneous hermaphrodite
Relationship with humans
- The species is good to eat