Siphonaria sirius
Siphonaria sirius Pilsbry, 1894
Sirius false limpet
Siphonaria sirius
photo by FAO

Family:  Siphonariidae (false limpets)
Max. size:  3.5 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from the west coast of Thailand to the Philippines; north to Japan and south to Indonesia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Occasionally collected for food by coastal populations in the Southeast Asian region (Ref. 349). A fouling species attached to raft frames in mariculture zones (Ref. 127121).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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