Impressive Tonna snail – Tonna olearium (160 mm) from the...

About the snail: A gigantic, feather-light shell with a broad, flaring aperture. The characteristic flat spiral rims and the chestnut- to oil-stained brown coloration are perfectly preserved on this masterpiece. Origin: Philippines; hand-collected by local fishermen in the fish-rich waters of the Visayas region (e.g., Bantayan Island or Cebu). Habitat: Tropical marine zones; it prefers muddy, sandy, or gravelly seabeds of the epipelagic zone at depths of 10 to 80 meters, where it actively hunts echinoderms at night. SKU Oberdiek Tonna olearium 50

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