Cameo of the Sea
by Kathi Mirto
Title
Cameo of the Sea
Artist
Kathi Mirto
Medium
Photograph - Photography Digital Art
Description
Seashells are the jewels of the sea and inspire art and wonder. The Cameo Helmet seashell is a favorite among collectors for their beauty and unique characteristics!
The Cameo Helmet, Cypraecassis rufa, is also called Bull Mouth, Grinning Mouth or Red Helmet. Their thick heavy shells are used in making cameos.
The helmets snails are distinguished from the conchs by their flipped up rims along their openings, and short spires. Usually, their knobs along the whorls are blunt. The undersides have markings that resemble teeth and a wide lid bears faint wide stripes. They feed on sea urchins and other echinoderms at night.
Size: Up to 7.5 in, 19 cm
Habitat: Tropical sandy coastlines as deep as 40 ft or 12 m
Range: Indo-Pacific Southeast Africa Coastline to Northern Australia and New Guinea
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August 7th, 2019
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the Features Archive discussion as well as any other discussion in which it would fit!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"