Pseudovertagus aluco

Pseudovertagus aluco, common name aluco vertagus or Cuming's cerith, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths.

Distribution
This species is present in the Indo-Pacific from the Eastern Africa to Philippines, and in Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia), the Samoan Islands and New Caledonia.



Habitat
Pseudovertagus aluco can be found on sand-bars at the high tide level, on tidalflats, on clean sand and coralrubble.

Description
Shell of Pseudovertagus aluco can reach a length of 45 - 95 mm. This species possess high-spired shells with a small aperture and a few spiral rows of tubercles.

Behaviour
These sea snails usually extend their proboscis and foot deep into the sediments, rather than burrowing below the surface.