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Seashells - Gastropods


Triton
Copyright (2003) Kythera Museum Of Natural History

The Triton Shell, Charonia tritonis, lives in deep water where it frequently becomes encrusted with calcerous growths. This one has been partially cleaned with acid to show the mottled outer shell. 22 cm long. Photograph © James Prineas, 2003

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