Bishop's pen snail shell
Soft bodied animals
marine organism
specimen
Conch
shell of a shellfish
Pen snail shell
Pen Snail
Pen snail specimen
Bishop's pen snail shell
Bishop's Pen Snail
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The mitre shell of the pen snail is a marine snail belonging to the family Callichthyidae in the subclass Gastropoda. The shell is thick, typically in the shape of a bullet, and slightly resembles a bishop's crown, hence the English name bishop's crown snail. Pen snails are common in the Indo Pacific region, inhabiting shallow sandy bottoms. The largest type of bishop's pen snail is 10 centimeters long, with a white shell surface and red yellow patches. Shell white, spiral tower round, shallow stitching; There are red spots on the surface of the shell, with a brilliant color.