Neverita didyma


Neverita didyma, common name the bladder moon snail or moon shell, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

Subspecies

The size of an adult shell of this species varies between 20 mm and 90 mm. Like all naticids, this species is a carnivore and a predator.

Distribution

This marine species is found in the Yellow Sea or off the coast of the Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa of the Indian Ocean.

Culinary use

In Korean cuisine the snails are used in a dish called golbaengi-muchim.