Hi guys,

We see the same thing with the big Vasum caestus in the Pacific. In
Baja, down at about 90-110 feet at a spot I call the "Spondylus
Garden" I see them all the time with the apertures up. Paul Kanner
and I also saw this in Panama in several locations. My guess is that
fish turn them over hoping to find an easy meal or possibly the last
bits of what the Vasum had for lunch. I've also seen the same thing
at my best site for the big Melongena "sprucecreekensis" near Daytona
Beach, however in this case, it's wading birds and raccoons that turn
them over. You can see this in my "Undersea Treasures" DVD. It sure
makes it easy to find the shells!

Best regards,
Jim

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