Parasitic shell - Balcis sp.

This amusing face belongs to a species of Balcis, a group of parasitic shells who feed mostly on Echinoderms, and this one's preference was a small Linckia seastar. The shells are slippery smooth. This one was new to us and around 6mm.

11 April 2016

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