Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786) page 2
Giant finger shell

Lambis truncata often provides a surface for settling coral larvae. I wonder how large one of these corals has to get before it prevents the poor snail from moving. I also wonder how many coralheads started off with a nucleus consisting of one of these shells.

More fire coral Millepora with a little chunk of Porites.

Created 13 September 2011
Updated 21 May 2012

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