Asperohelix aquatispika

Asperohelix aquatispika
Creator	D̜͙̟͉ìn̨̹o̬̗C̼̮̣͡óaͅt͜
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	3, 4, 6, 13, 26
Roles	Base-consumer
Classification
Genus	Asperohelix
Species	Asperohelix aquatispika
Evolution
Date	March 23rd, 2019
Ancestor	Meteor Snail
Descendants	Asperohelix gokueinsis Asperohelix harenae

After some members of Helix meteora took back into the waters as they were drawn to the seeds of Taxonomum species, and had a lack of natural predators, they have diversified into a separate genus and species in Zone 3, Asperohelix aquatispika. It was not difficult making the transition back to water considering that their ancestors had previously lived in the oceans of Zone 12 earlier on, and that there was not much competition in nearby Zone 3.

Asperohelix aquatispika is superficially indistinguishable from Helix meteora except for the fact that it spends its life in the water and feeds on the seeds of Taxonomum magnideus on the ocean floor. The seeds of Taxonomum megafolium and other Taxonomum extensiensus descendants also make up a small portion of the diet, but are not as abundant due to the smaller sizes of the polyphs. It uses its leg extensions to crawl on the ocean floor and uses its tentacles for grabbing seeds to be consumed. Its mouth is underneath the spiky shell, which is held upwards like their ancestor's, and is not exposed to external elements from above. Fully-grown individuals mature in a year and their shells grow up to ten centimeters (10cm) in diameter.

Asperohelix aquatispika is hermaphroditic and lay between twelve and fifteen (12-15) eggs, which are stored in their shell until it is time to hatch. Although they can reproduce asexually, they are also capable of sexual reproduction.