Grinning Tun (5”+) African Starfish in the picture represent

Starfish in the picture represent the type of Starfish you will receive

The item you receive will be similar to what you see here

Some are smooth

to ensure that international trade in specimens of sea life does not threaten their survival

as their common name suggests

Grinning Tun (5”+) African Starfish in the picture representThe 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