Urosalpinx cinerea
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Urosalpinx cinerea, common name the eastern oyster drill, Atlantic oyster drill, or just oyster drill, is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.
Atlantic oyster drill | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
Genus: | Urosalpinx |
Species: | U. cinerea |
Binomial name | |
Urosalpinx cinerea (Say, 1822) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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This snail uses chemoreception[2] to locate its invertebrate prey, which is typically a sessile or encrusting organism that is unable to escape its pursuer.[3] The chemoreception hunting strategy involves detecting microscopic particles that its prey releases into the sea water.[4]
The Atlantic oyster drill is a serious problem in commercial oyster beds, and it has been accidentally introduced well outside its natural range.[citation needed]