Sea Snail Sea shell - M-948 CHARONIA VARIEGATA

Beautiful, large shell of Charonia variegata, Atlantic Triton or Atlantic trumpet, is a species of predatory sea snail, a mollusk in the family Charoniidae, of the triton snails, triton shells, or tritons. This conical shell has an elongated and sharply pointed spire with no projections. The lower whorls are unevenly swollen with a varix and a bulge above the suture. The suture then descends over the irregular spiral. The umbilical callus is lined with a narrow, dark inner lip, covered by regularly arranged brown ribbed folds. The outer lip is dentate, but less protruding and dentate with about 10 paired ribbed teeth laid over square, dark brown patches. The shell color is mottled in tones ranging from creamy white to yellow with brown markings. The interior of the large aperture is orange-pink, and the interior is white. Dimensions - 115/150/285 mm. Highly recommended for collectors and interior decorators.