With distinctive orange patches the orange Screw or Augur Shell is a predatory gastropod that searches for marine worms in sandy shorelines.

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With distinctive orange patches the Orange Screw or Augur Shell is a predatory gastropod that searches for marine worms in sandy shorelines. They are found from the shallows into deeper water.

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Size: 5500px × 3655px
Location: Mbudya Island, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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