A giant Triton trumpet shell (Charonia tritonis) sits on a shallow coral reef in the western Pacific Ocean where it is native.
A large Triton's trumpet shell, Charonia tritonis, has its operculum visible as it lies amid corals on a shallow coral reef. Dayang, Batanta, Raja Ampat, Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean.
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Location: Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © Ethan Daniels / Alamy / Afripics
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