Ekstraordinært - Transporter Shell Utstopping av kropp i naturlig størrelse - Collector's shell - Xenophora Pallidula - 18 cm - 11 cm - 8 cm - 1
Nr. 90681069
Extraordinary Shell Species Xenophora Pallidula with sponge.
Location: Visayan Sea Phil. Isl.
Coral reef.
2019.
Xenophora are shells that during the growth phase tend to incorporate other dead shells into their shell, in fact their name means "carrier of foreign objects".
This extraordinary species practically captures other shells present on the seabed and calcifies them in its own shell, with this extraordinary technique it manages to obtain both camouflage and defense with minimal effort
Extraordinary Shell Species Xenophora Pallidula with sponge.
Location: Visayan Sea Phil. Isl.
Coral reef.
2019.
Xenophora are shells that during the growth phase tend to incorporate other dead shells into their shell, in fact their name means "carrier of foreign objects".
This extraordinary species practically captures other shells present on the seabed and calcifies them in its own shell, with this extraordinary technique it manages to obtain both camouflage and defense with minimal effort