Grinning Tun (5”+) African In some areas

In some areas

to ensure that international trade in specimens of sea life does not threaten their survival

This species is found off the southern African coast from northern KwaZulu-Natal and Mozambique

as their common name suggests

The horse conch is one of the spindle shells – family Fasciolariidae

Grinning Tun (5”+) African In some areasThe Grinning Tun, Malea ringens (Swainson, 1822), is a member of the Tonnidae Family of Tun Shells, that is known in Mexico as caracol barril and caracol bola. They are named for their aperture which looks like a large, toothy, smile. The shells are large, swollen and consist of five whorls, the spire is low, the aperture is large, heavily toothed, with a deep groove in the middle of the inner lip, and the exterior is sculpted with wide ridges that