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The giant triton (Charonia tritonis) is a beautiful shell and a well known predator of the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci).
In many parts of the third world, it is still being collected in large numbers and sold to tourists as ornaments.
As you admire the beautiful shell, spare a thought for the hungry mollusk that died.
And don't forget, they live on starfish.

Photo courtesy Big Blue Office
Triton Survey Consultants The abundance of giant triton can be estimated by detailed scuba surveys in small regions of residual starfish outbreak
Science and Nature The Giant Triton (Charonia tritonis), Starfish, Calcification, Ice Ages, Comets and the Geologic Table
Charonia Research Great Barrier Reef DVD
About Charonia Research This Internet site hopes to illustrate both the wonders of a coral reef and the importance of its natural predators