Molluscs
129
Description: Shell of this species is
more or less oval and acuminate with
variable and irregular dark bands.
Adults of this species have a length of
>25 mm and average weight of 3.5 g.
They are livebearers; i.e., the juvenile
snails are retained inside the mantle
of the mother for several weeks.
This species feeds primarily on particulate detritus in soft sediments
(Brown, 2002).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture Ash Protein Fat CHO a Fiber
82.1
3.640 8.966 0.984 4.308 0.0355
a Carbohydrate.
Minerals (mg/100 g DW)
Ca
P
Fe
Na
K
166.404 128.849 100.717 53.687 39.370
Source: Data from Baby et al. (2010).
129
Description: Shell of this species is
more or less oval and acuminate with
variable and irregular dark bands.
Adults of this species have a length of
>25 mm and average weight of 3.5 g.
They are livebearers; i.e., the juvenile
snails are retained inside the mantle
of the mother for several weeks.
This species feeds primarily on particulate detritus in soft sediments
(Brown, 2002).
Nutritional Facts
Proximate Composition (% WW)
Moisture Ash Protein Fat CHO a Fiber
82.1
3.640 8.966 0.984 4.308 0.0355
a Carbohydrate.
Minerals (mg/100 g DW)
Ca
P
Fe
Na
K
166.404 128.849 100.717 53.687 39.370
Source: Data from Baby et al. (2010).