Systematic Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Melongenidae
Genus: Hemifusus
Species: Hemifusus tuba
(Gmelin)
Chinese name: 角螺

Long, rather slender, with a high spire of about seven, more or less angular whorls, slightly constricted at the suture. Spirally ridged and corded and axially finely striated. Also ribbed on early whorls with small nodules on the shoulders tending to become obsolete on later whorls, but growing stronger again on the last half of the body whorl. Weakly fluted and ridged lip, smooth within; columella smooth anteriorly, weakly callous posteriorly over the body sculpture; long, open and slightly twisted siphonal canal. White to cream; aperture flesh-cream. The shell has a thick, strong, dark brown periostracum.

Occurring in 10 - 70 m depth of sandy and muddy bottom.

~ 90 mm (body length)

Western Pacific, especially south-east Asia and Japan.