PIG004 0 Posted July 4, 2009 About 4 cm long found about 10 mtrs from a wall at 12 mtrs over deep water in Palau. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leslie 0 Posted July 4, 2009 I'm not sure of the species but it's a pelagic snail. They spend their entire lives swimming which is made possible by the development of a swimming fin and reduction in the size & weight of the shell. If this had been found off California I would call it Carinaria cristata. You can try to figure out the species using the character table on this page: http://tolweb.org/Carinaria/28741 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acroporas 0 Posted July 4, 2009 Very cool picture. I'm sure Leslie is right, but to me it looks more like some kind of giant space monster.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PIG004 0 Posted July 5, 2009 Yes I call the shot 'Starship Critter'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
