Vermetid worm snail (Dendropoma maxima) embedded in coral. Vermetid worm snails, or worm shells, are small to medium sized sea snail. They are unusual in that they secrete the calcareous tube in which they live. They feed by trapping particles in a mucous net. Photographed off Derawan islands, East Kalimantan, Indonesia. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Douwma, Georgette |
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