Lamp shells derive their common name from their resemblance to ancient Roman lamps. Most lamp shells attach themselves to the sea floor with a little stalk that resembles a wick. Pictured here, encrusted in sea anemones and seaweed, are some feeding white lamp shells, Liothyrella neozelanica.
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