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Baler shell
Mollusca – Gastropoda
Buried in the sand during the day,
baler shells emerge at night to search
for food. These large carnivorous (animaleating)
gastropods smother their prey
with a large muscular foot and use their
muscular rasping tongue (radula) and
jaws to devour prey such as abalone.
Photo: David Fairclough
Did you know?
Baler shells were highly
valued by Aborigines as storage
and serving containers for food
and water.