Worm snail - Vermetid mollusk

This little Vermetid mollusk is commonly known as a worm snail. They create tubular shells and secrete thin streams of mucus to catch bits of food, which they reel in to harvest. This one's tube has been covered by an encrusting coral. Over an inch.

17 August 2015

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