Like all good villains, crown-of-thorns starfish have an archnemesis, the giant triton sea snail.Unfortunately, the snails are rare (having been hunted by people for their shells) and have a slow ...

Researchers detailed their survey of triton shell sea snails in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science. Latest Headlines. Science News // 7 hours ago. SpaceX's Starship explodes in pre-flight test.

A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said Monday, with a trial underway to breed thousands of the rare species. Predatory crown-of-thorns ...

With more than 35,000 snail species, it's no surprise that there is vast diversity within the class Gastropoda. Here are 10 of the most interesting.

RELEASING giant triton sea snails on the Great Barrier Reef would not lead to a cane toad-like population explosion because scientific controls are tighter than they were 150 years ago, according ...

All Articles for. Triton (Gastropod) Triton is the common name given in particular to a number of species of very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the genus Charonia.

Pacific triton sea snails are partial to eating the crown-of-thorns starfish despite its poisonous barbs A giant sea snail could be the answer to getting rid of coral-eating starfish from the ...

“Thanks to a computer failure, I rediscovered pictures of a full-grown trumpet snail eating a white sea cucumber,” writes Susan Scott. The trumpet snail’s body is as remarkable as its house ...

SYDNEY: A giant starfish-eating snail could be unleashed to help save the Great Barrier Reef, officials said on Monday, with a trial underway to breed thousands ...

Triton snails near CO2 vents were approximately 33% smaller than predatory "triton" snails that were at a greater distance from the CO2 vents. The structural integrity of the smaller snails ...

Giant triton sea snails recruited to rescue Reef from crown-of-thorns starfish. THIS is what scientists hope to unleash as a weapon to save the Great Barrier Reef.

RELEASING giant triton sea snails on the Great Barrier Reef would not lead to a cane toad-like population explosion because scientific controls are tighter than they were 150 years ago, according ...