It's Called a Flamingo Tongue Snail
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo_tongue_snail
I used to see a Lot in Curacao and southern Caribbean .. they are actually Plain Colour the spots are on the Membrane that comes out from the snail (Tongue) and wraps around it..
Hope that Helps
Mark
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looks like the Flamingo Tongue has been feeding on a Black Sea Rod Scientific Name: Plexaurella homomalla Order: Gorgonacea
Sorry, but we know what the snail is called we need to know what the coral is called!
It's Called a Flamingo Tongue Snail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo_tongue_snail I used to see a Lot in Curacao and southern Caribbean .. they are actually Plain Colour the spots are on the Membrane that comes out from the snail (Tongue) and wraps around it.. Hope that Helps Mark
we know it is an allied cowrie, but what we would really like to know is what kind of sea whip it is sitting on.
Allied cowrie, don't know the species