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Grand Coral Worm Snail -Serpulorbis grandis Dauin, 2012 Oct.<br /> Diameter to 2.5 cm (1 in.). Snails live inside permanently attached irregularly coiled tubes. Operculum absent. Net pattern on soft covering varies from white, yellow to black. Ensnare food with mucus strands.Solitary or in colonies.<br /> Habitat:<br /> West Pacific from Philippines to E. Australia Fall,Geotagged,Grand Coral Worm Snail,Grand Coral Worm Snail -Serpulorbis grandis,Philippines,Serpulorbis grandis Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Grand Coral Worm Snail -Serpulorbis grandis

Dauin, 2012 Oct.
Diameter to 2.5 cm (1 in.). Snails live inside permanently attached irregularly coiled tubes. Operculum absent. Net pattern on soft covering varies from white, yellow to black. Ensnare food with mucus strands.Solitary or in colonies.
Habitat:
West Pacific from Philippines to E. Australia

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    What an incredible species, it's like peaking into a world of its own. Bizarre! Posted 9 years ago

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The Grand Coral Worm Snail

The Grand Coral Worm Snail is a worm snail in the Serpulorbis genus.

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Similar species: Littorinimorpha
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 6, 2016. Captured Oct 3, 2012 08:35 in Unnamed Road, Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines.
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  • XZ-1
  • f/1.8
  • 1/30s
  • ISO200
  • 6mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.