Volute (6”-7”) fire Wide assortment of colors and

Wide assortment of colors and sizes of broken coral pieces

elkhorn coral

Carnivory is typically assumed to be an adaptation to oligotrophic conditions in the deep sea

each Wand Point may be different from others

Naturalists

Volute (6”-7”) fire Wide assortment of colors andVolute, any marine snail of the family Volutidae (subclass Prosobranchia of the classGastropoda). Most species have large, colourful shells, typically with an elongated aperture in the first whorl of the shell and a number of deep folds on the inner lip. Volutes are most common in warm, shallow waters but occur also in polar seas. Prized by collectors is the imperial volute (Aulica imperialis) of the Philippines; it is 25 cm (10 inches) long, with a