Merulina Coral (11”x10”) shell The meat is edible and

The meat is edible and fishermen have been known to set traps for chambered nautilus baited with chicken

No harm was done to the coral reefs to get this coral

Assortment of Sea shells have magnets attached to them

It is identified by its unique patterns of cream

is one of the local molluscan celebrities

Merulina Coral (11”x10”) shell The meat is edible andThis coral is found in shallow waters on reefs and in lagoons in tropical parts of the IIndo Pacific region. Colonies of this species have vertical, irregular, two sided fronds about 5 cm (2 in) tall and not more than 5 mm (0. 2 in) thick. The corallites housing the polyps are very shallow and form widely separated rows parallel to the margins of the fronds. The bases of these fronds may be dead while the upper parts are still alive supported by the