Bi-valve spawning releasing egg and sperm bundles. Photo taken in Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Seashore seashells and pebble rubble. Coastal New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Allied Cowry (Cypraea sp.) on Dendronephthya Soft Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Extremely venomous Textile Cone (Conus textile). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), feeding on a bed of mussels. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eleven-arm Sea Star (Coscinasterias muricata), feeding on a bed of mussels. Photo taken in Port Phillip Bay, Morninton Peninsula, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Mussels (Septifer bilocularis) Highly prized by commercial fishery. South Eastern Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Toe-nail Cowry (Calpurnus verrucosus) on Soft coral (Sarcophyton sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spindle Cowry (Possibly: Phenacovolva tokioi). Also known as Ovulid Cowry. Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Ovulid Cowry (Crenavolva rosewateri) feeding upon Gorgonian Fan Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Bubble Snails (Hydatina physis). New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Ovulid Cowry (Crenavolva tigris) on Gorgonian Coral. New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Eye detail of Scorpion Shell (Lambis scorpius). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Scorpion Shell (Lambis scorpius). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Snail (Bullina lineata). New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sea Snails (Haminoea cymbalum). Bali, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Pink Gastropod (Cantharidus eximius) on Giant Kelp frond (Macrocystis pyrifera. Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Bubble Snail (Hydatina physis). New South Wales, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Reef Goby (Pleurosicya sp.) on Spindle Cowrie (Phenacovolva sp.). Also known as Ovulid Cowry. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spindle Cowry (Phenacovolva angasi) on Gorgonian coral. Also known as Ovulid Cowry. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus) - amongst sea sponges and tunicates. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus). Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Spindle Cowry (Phenacovolva sp.) - a cluster of 3 on Gorgonian coral. Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Flame File Shell (Lima sp.). Also known as Flame Scallop and Electric Scallop. Found on rocky and coral reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Wentletrap Snail (Epitonium billeeanum), on Tubastraea coral, with its egg capsules clearly visible. This snail feeds on Tubastraea corals and is found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Egg Cowrie (Ovula ovum), feeding on Leather Soft Coral (Sarcophyton sp.). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Drupe Sea Snail (Drupella sp.) - feeding on Coral (Galaxea sp.). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Mitre Shell (possibly: Cancilla sp.), with a tiny Sea Anemone attached to its shell. Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Close detail showing the eyes of the mollusc Stromb Shell (Strombus sp.). Found throughout tropical Indo-Pacific. Photo taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Live Murex Shell (Murex ternispina). Found throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken off Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus), covered in sea sponge. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus), covered in sea sponge. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tasmania. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Highly prized by commercial fishery, this Mussel is cultivated in most southern Australian states. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Highly prized by commercial fishery, this Mussel is cultivated in most southern Australian states. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Highly prized by commercial fishery, this Mussel is cultivated in most southern Australian states. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus). Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tas. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus), covered in sea sponge. Also Sea Tunicate, or Sea Squirt (Clavelina moluccensis). Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus), covered in sea sponge. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tas. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Volute Seashell (Lyria mitraeformis). Found along southern coast of Australia, usually on sand in sheltered pockets of reef. Photo taken at Edithburgh Jetty, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Doughboy Scallop (Chlamys asperrimus), covered in sea sponge. Found throughout southern Australia from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Qld, including Tas. Photo taken at Edithburgh, York Peninsula, South Australia, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sundial Shell (Architectonica perspectiva). Found in sandy hapitats throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Sundial Shell (Architectonica perspectiva). Found in sandy hapitats throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Harp Shell (Harpa sp.). Found in sandy hapitats throughout the Indo-Pacific. Photo was taken at Anilao, Philippines. Within the Coral Triangle. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Parasitic Shell (Thyca crystallina) on Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata). Found throughout the Indo-West Pacific, including the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Highly prized by commercial fishery, this Mussel is cultivated in most southern Australian states. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Blue Mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Highly prized by commercial fishery, this Mussel is cultivated in most southern Australian states. Photo was taken in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
Beach Rubble - comprising of broken coral, sea shells and a Dove Shell. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia © Gary Bell / OceanwideImages.com
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