TRITON SHELL

Triton shells have thick and often highly decorated shells. Most are found in tropical waters. The Trumpet Triton of the Pacific is one of the more coveted species. Their range is from the Indian Ocean across Indonesia to the northern coast of Australia to the shores of New Zealand. Some have been found in southern Japanese waters.

The Triton in general has a pointed spire. A spire is the coiled part of the gastropod; which usually extends to a point. As mentioned Tritons are gastropods (single shelled mollusk). A mollusk is the soft bodied animal living inside the Triton shell. They usually generate a calcius shell. In this case a single shell (gastropod).