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What the Shell Is That?

What the Shell is That? 9.9.28 – Coffee Bean Snail, Melampus coffeus

28 September 2009

Coffee bean snail (Melampus coffeus) close upDuring my walks through the mangroves, it’s hard not to notice these clumps of little brown snails on the trees. I’ve often wondered what species they might be and the reasons for this crowding behavior.

What the Shell is That? 9.6.1

1 June 2009

What the Shell? 9.6.1

Have you seen this creature on the beach? The common name for it is ________.


A. Sea pork
B. Sea brains
C. Sea liver
D. Sea mutton

The correct answer is…