Thatcheria mirabilis, Japanese wonder shell
This spectacularly spiralling shellfish is a member of the Turrid family who catch their prey by harpooning them with a modified radula (tooth) and poisoning them with a nerve toxin
Picture No
10704975
Media ID
47571120
Size
2000px x 2812px
(3.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
Photograph from the Natural History Museum Collection
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Aperture Conical Gastropod Gastropoda Mirabilis Mollusc Mollusca Mollusk Neogastropoda Spiral
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