South Africa, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban Bay, at low tide on sandflats, collected 1980-00-00, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr. Image by Joop Trausel and Frans Slieker.
Palawan, because of the extensive sand and coral flats off its East side, has a lot of these, in a range of colours. Some may be of different species, but I can't be bothered just now to sort them out.They use their 'foot' to jump out of the sand.
French Polynesia, Society Islands, Huahine, Tefarerii, in shallow water by diver; dwarf-form, collected 1988, ex coll. F.J.A. Slieker Jr.. Image by Joop Trausel and Frans Slieker
Summary[edit] Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Subregnum: Eumetazoa • Cladus: Bilateria • Superphylum: Protostomia • Phylum: Mollusca • Classis: Gastropoda • Ordo: Neotaenioglossa • Familia: Strombidae • Genus: Canarium • Species: Canarium urceus (Linné, 1758) Description: Canarium urceus (Linné, 1758) forma typica Deutsch: Länge 4,8 cm; Herkunft: Südwestküste der Insel Koh-Phangan, Thailand. English: Little Bear Conch, Length 4.8 cm; Southwest Coast of Koh-Phangan Island, Thailand; Shell of own collection, therefore not geocoded.Dorsal, lateral (right side), ventral, back, and front view. Français : Coquille de Canarium urceus forma typica, Pêché au large des côtes sud-ouest de l'île Koh-Phangan, en Thailande. Longueur : 4,8 cm. De gauche à droite et de haut en bas : vues dorsale, latérale (droite), ventrale, arrière et avant. Date: 21 August 2011. Source: Own work. Author: H. Zell. To the gallery of shells[edit].