The Hercules Club Mud Whelk (family Batillariidae) is one of the most abundant larger-sized marine snails in Queensland. Its range extends from Cairns in north Queensland (where it is rare) along the Queensland coast south to Tasmania.

Pyrazus ebeninus, commonly known as Hercules club mud whelk, mud whelk, Hercules club whelk, or Hercules whelk, is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Batillariidae .

2013年9月3日 · Mud Whelks, also known as longbums, are a type of mangrove snail with conical shaped shells. There are two main types found in Northern Australia – telescopium telescopium and terebralia. The shells of each type are slightly different but both are long and conical.

The Sydney Mud Whelk is a large snail with a long, spiral shell. Sydney Mud Whelks live in intertidal mangroves and estuaries. The Sydney Mud Whelk is found in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The Sydney Mud Whelk crawls through the mud and feeds on detritus, leaving a trail in the mud as it goes.

Australian Mud Whelk profile including images, size, habitat, diet, how to find or catch, other names, related species and more.

2023年7月3日 · Details of Hercules Club Mud Whelk (Pyrazus ebeninus) can be found·on iNaturalist. He reports that he has found >100 species of invertebrates and fish associated within the Pacific oysters patches, through a combination of extractive quadrats (taking Pacific oyster samples), as well as nets and cameras.

2021年2月14日 · Luckily there are still heaps of Mud Whelks on the Wynnum/Manly waterfront. As previously stated they are a no take species now. They do a great job cleaning up the place.

2020年3月23日 · Mud whelks are a type of snail with a long thick spiral shells. They eat plants and dead material that have fallen onto the mud. They can be seen crawling along the mud and will climb up the trunks of mangroves.

Pyrazus ebeninus, commonly known as the Hercules Mud Whelk, is a relatively large mud whelk that is typically identified by their spiral sculpture of axial ribs show in spire whorls that grows up to 110 mm (Strong et al. 2011).

Cominella glandiformis, the mud whelk or mud-flat whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. [1]