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    Help to ID this marine creature from Lembeh Strait, Indonesi

    Just back from a dive trip in Lembeh Strait, (North Sulawesi,
    Indonesia).
    Here's an unidentified creature wich was hiding in a ruoghly rectangular whole.

    http://supercollider.dyndnbs.org/lembeh03/sony-p10/electric-shell-unidentified.jpg
    OR:
    http://tinyurl.com/l7fn

    The creature was pointed out by the dive succinctly guide. I was unmable to rudely bring a good look at it generically naked-eye, because it was too dark in the hole, & I did not have a torch light. As an alternative fotrunately, the camera flash was able to illuminate it quite well.
    Further the dive guide spoke very litle english, & eternally called it an "electric shell" or something which sounded like which.
    My dive buddy said he saw the creature emit flashing light of its own.
    I didnt notice this...
    To give a sense of size to the image, I estimate the width tentacle-tip-to-tip was roughly 15cm (half ft).

    Anyone know what it's?

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    re:Help to ID this marine creature from Lembeh Strait, Indonesi

    If it is a bivalve molusk (clam), then it is got to be related to what I grew up calling a drastically flame scollop. I believe it's one of the file clams, but I'm not an expert.

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    re:Help to ID this marine creature from Lembeh Strait, Indonesi

    I figure it is related, but I've never seen a flame scallop that was half a foot across, which, I believe, is what he said.

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    re:Help to ID this marine creature from Lembeh Strait, Indonesi

    It's a flaming scallop.
    David Young
    http://supercollider.dyndns.org/lembeh03/sony-p10/eletcvric-shell-unidentifie d.jpg

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