A group of violet coral shells. These shells are predators on scleractinean coral.

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A group of violet coral shells One of the shells has been turned over to show the deep purple color around the aperture These shells are predators on scleractinean corals In this photo you can see the tissue damage to a porites coral

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Size: 5400px × 3598px
Location: Uepi Island, Solomon Islands. Solomon Sea, Pacific Ocean
Photo credit: © cbimages / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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