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Charonia tritonis (Triton's Trumpet)
Scientific name: Charonia tritonis

Taxonomy: Kingdom Animalia → Phylum Mollusca → Class Gastropoda → Subclass Caenogastropoda → Order Littorinimorpha → Superfamily Tonnoidea → Family Charoniidae → Genus Charonia

Common name: Triton's Trumpet
Locations: Hawaii, Indo-Pacific
Group: Marine LifeInvertebratesSea Snails

Triton's Trumpet is one of the few species that eats crown-of-thorns stars.

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Charonia tritonis (Triton's Trumpet)
Charonia tritonis (Triton's Trumpet)
Charonia tritonis (Triton's Trumpet)
Eating a crown-of-thorns star
Charonia tritonis (Triton's Trumpet)
Charonia tritonis (Triton's Trumpet)
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