This Rock Shell is a large and rugged thick-shelled mollusc of tropical reefs. They are carnivorous and hunt other molluscs by piercing their shells

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This Rock Shell is a large and rugged thick-shelled mollusc of tropical reefs. They are carnivorous and hunt other molluscs by piercing their shells using radula teeth.

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Size: 6000px × 3874px
Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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