The shells, which no longer have any owners, are exposed and scattered over the surface of a coastal location in Aceh, Sumatra. It seems clear, that the shells, which are conical and large as horns, have long been abandoned by their owners: the horn snail or Telescopium telescopium. It is a species of marine gastropod mollusk that inhabits the muddy substrate of mangrove forests.
But interestingly, where I found these old, porous and worn shells, mangroves were no longer found. The place is just a coastal land overgrown with other plants.
So, I think, the snail shells can actually indicate that the site was, perhaps before the 2004 tsunami, mangrove forest. As a result of a dredge, it is exposed to the surface, and becomes a marker of what the landscape was before.
So, the remains of nature, I think, can always help to identify past realities that have undergone geomorphological changes.
While I was engrossed in observing and photographing the shells, I was interrupted by something suddenly touching me on my back. And it turns out that this is it.😁
Maybe, this friend was interested in my green shirt, and wanted to try something new.😜
The worn and porous shells show another side of their uniqueness.
Who imagines that here was a mangrove forest? But, the shells tell!
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