Have a look at the patterns on the shell, which look like written music.
Henk K. Mienis
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> The name Voluta musica is intriguing. Greek mousike, Latin musica,
> originally referring to the Muses. Tubipora musica looks like a musical
> instrument: Its common English name is "organ-pipe coral." What is musical
> about this particular volute?
>
> Andrew
>
> Andrew K. Rindsberg
> Geological Survey of Alabama
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