The Snipes Bill is a member of the Rock Shell family with a long, spineless siphonal canal. They are predators using radula teeth to pierce their prey

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The Snipes Bill is a member of the Rock Shell family with a long, spineless siphonal canal. They are predators using radula teeth to pierce their preys shells

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Location: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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