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This species of murex snail from the Philippines has an interestingly long tube at the end of its shell--and for a very good reason! It can close the trap door on its shell (it's called the operculum), and the extra long tube at the end protects their siphon so they burrow deeper into sediment to avoid predators. Species: Haustellum kurodai / Specimen: UF 459752 #SummerOfSpecimens Trap Door, Burrow, Siphon, Invertebrates, Sediment, Snail, Extra Long, Philippines, Species

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This species of murex snail from the Philippines has an interestingly long tube at the end of its shell--and for a very good reason! It can close the trap door on its shell (it's called the operculum), and the extra long tube at the end protects their siphon so they burrow deeper into sediment to avoid predators. Species: Haustellum kurodai / Specimen: UF 459752 #SummerOfSpecimens

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This species of murex snail from the Philippines has an interestingly long tube at the end of its shell--and for a very good reason! It can close the trap door on its shell (it's called the operculum), and the extra long tube at the end protects their siphon so they burrow deeper into sediment to avoid predators. Species: Haustellum kurodai / Specimen: UF 459752 #SummerOfSpecimens

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