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03-26-2008, 01:43 PM,
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Hello! Can anyone identify this one for me:
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q2/noircorbeau/Photo.jpg" alt="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q2/noircorbeau/Photo.jpg" style="border:0" />

I got it from Montenegro. And it's from Adriatic sea.

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03-26-2008, 03:14 PM,
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Hi there, it's hard to tell from the top ( a photograph from the front is always better) but it is probably the Giant Tun shell Tonna galea ( Linne. 1758) This species is virtually worldwide in distribution being found also in the Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and Caribbean sea as well as the Mediterranean. I believe the animals are carnivores feeding on sea urchins and starfish and maybe carrion.
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