Life in the Sea 



Maurice Burton 



A near endless variety of life abounds in 

 the sea, from its shimmering surface to its 

 greatest depths. The spectacular rose-petal 

 bubble shell, a mollusc (above) , is found 

 on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. 

 About an inch long, it never withdraws its 

 colorful mantle into its shell. (Japanese 

 print is by Kuniyoshi, c. 1833.) 



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