Grinning Tun (5”+) snail as fire corals are not

as fire corals are not true corals but are instead more closely related to hydra

we find it softens the look and the pop of color and organic shapes really add "wow factor" to the industrial look

They are found throughout the Sea of Cortez

It is red in color and the thin branches are woven creating a mesh-like appearance

not only because of its large size

Grinning Tun (5”+) snail as fire corals are notThe 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