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The shell of a
sea snail
of the species
Cymatium lotorium
. The
genus
Cymatium
contains possibly as many as 100 species of
predatory
snails of all sizes. The
larvae
of some species have a long
planktonic
stage, giving them a
worldwide distribution
, as they can be carried great distances before settling to the sea floor.
Photo:
George Chernilevsky
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