sunken sea dweller

anyone hazard a guess how long this 16600 was laying submerged in a coral reef here in the south pacific before a shell diver found it?

take a look at how the crown eroded and eventually popped itself open...pretty crazy huh?

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a few more pics...

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amazingly, a quick shake and the thing starts ticking away as if nothing happened!

janice

cebu city