BEAUTIES OF NATURE THAT CANNOT BE EXPLAINED - THIS IS ONE OF THEM. A well sized H. cichoreum with stunning spines, well curved, an albino body with pleasing greyish spines. This form is found on deep pure mud bottoms, where the shells are associated with large bivalves such as Pinna or Malleus on which they feed.
Philippines. Negros. 25-30 m. 2011.
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