Charonia variegata shell (Atlantic trumpet triton snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1 (16117417336)

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Description: Charonia variegata (Lamarck, 1816) - Atlantic trumpet triton snail shell. (photo taken by Scott Bair) Gastropods are slug-like molluscs. They occur in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Many of them (snails) make a calcareous, coiled, external shell, which is used for protection from predators. The Atlantic trumpet triton snail is predatory on regular echinoids (sea urchins) and holothurians (sea cucumbers). Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ranellidae Locality: South Pigeon Creek estuary, southeastern San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas. Date: 26 March 2009, 12:26. Source: Charonia variegata shell (Atlantic trumpet triton snail) (San Salvador Island, Bahamas) 1. Author: James St. John.