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Clathrina clathrus
General information Clathrina have a tubular organization as all species of the family Clathrinidae, with the cormus composed of anastomosed tubes. The skeleton contains spicules like triactines and/or tetractines, sometimes with diactines, tripods, and tetrapods. The choanoderm is usually flat, never forming folds when the sponge is extended.
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Mexican Red Leg Hermit Crab
General information The Mexican Red Leg Hermit Crab is a smaller hermit crab known to grow up under 1 inch (2 cm) in length, they can be considered aggressive and attack other hermit crabs or even snails to take their shells. Some of this aggression can be avoided by having lots of empty shells in the…
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Common Limpet
General information The Common Limpet has 1,920 teeth across 160 rows, they can grow to almost 2.5 inches (6 cm) in length. They will attach to a solid surface only exposing their shells.
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Rock Boring Urchin
General information The Rock Boring Urchin has an oval-shaped shell instead of the traditional round shell, they can grow to almost 3 inches (8 cm) in length. They have short sharp spikes and their color can vary from black to a brownish-reddish color.
