Franco Banfi / Oregon triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) laying eggs, Alaska, North Pacific Ocean.

Solvin Zankl / Hairy triton (Fusitriton cancellatus) on egg masses composed of numerous egg capsules, Comau Fjord, Patagonia, Chile

Pascal Kobeh / Two Oregon tritons (Fusitriton oregonensis), Alaska, USA, Gulf of Alaska. Pacific ocean.

Michele Westmorland / Triton mollusk (unidentified) with foot exposed. Galapagos Islands.

D. Parer & E. Parer-Cook / Atlantic Trumpet Triton (Charonia tritonis) feeding on Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Norbert Wu / Oregon Triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) snail laying egg masses, with empty egg cases which have already hatched, Alaska

Chris Newbert / Atlantic Trumpet Triton (Charonia tritonis) shell and Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), Kona, Hawaii

Fred Bavendam / Atlantic Trumpet Triton (Charonia tritonis) eating a Pincushion Sea Star (Culcita novaeguineae), Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea

Tony Wu / Veliger, planktonic larva about 5mm, of Oregon hairy triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) in its shell suggesting that it is reaching maturity. Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, Japan.

Tony Wu / Veliger, planktonic larva about 5mm, of Oregon hairy triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) in its shell, suggesting that it is reaching maturity. Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, Japan.

Tony Wu / Sequence of veliger, planktonic larva about 5mm, of Oregon hairy triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) emerging from its shell. Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, Japan. Composite image.

Sergio Hanquet / Trumpet Shell (Charonia lampas) on algae, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Atlantic Ocean.