Serpula anguina Linnaeus, 1758 Serpula muricata Born, 1780 Serpula volvox Dillwyn, 1817 Tenagodes anguinus Linnaeus, 1758 Tenagodus anguinus is a species of unusual sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae, the slit worm shells.
The shell is thick and irregularly coiled in a gradually tapered spiral, with rather distant whorls.
It has longitudinal ridges with spines on them throughout its length.
It is generally a dirty-looking white colour, pale yellow or buff.
[2][3] Tenagodus anguinus is found in the Indian Ocean including around Madagascar.