Grinning Tun (5”+) snail not only because of its

not only because of its large size

Various sea shell magnets

No harm was done to the coral reefs to get this coral

as fire corals are not true corals but are instead more closely related to hydra

It occurs in back reef and fore reef environments from 0 to 30 m (0 to 98 ft) depth

Grinning Tun (5”+) snail not only because of itsThe Grinning Tun, Malea ringens (Swainson, 1822), is a member of the Tonnidae Family of Tun Shells, that is known in Mexico as caracol barril and caracol bola. They are named for their aperture which looks like a large, toothy, smile. The shells are large, swollen and consist of five whorls, the spire is low, the aperture is large, heavily toothed, with a deep groove in the middle of the inner lip, and the exterior is sculpted with wide ridges that