Marine environment – Mariene milieu

One of the most fun shells to look for during treasure hunts is what we lovably call the Smurf hats, because of the shape and color of the shells.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Zebra Nerite

mei 1, 2025

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This small shell called the Zebra Nerite does not grow larger than 11 millimetres in diameter and is not always easy to find on the coasts of our islands

Marine environment - Mariene milieu

When the Lionfish was first discovered in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Florida (around 1990), many people, including scientists, had no idea how quickly the species would spread and what an impact it would have in the Caribbean.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Spiny oysters

april 3, 2025

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Of course, you can also find shells of bivalves such as oysters on the beaches in the ABC-islands. And one of the families you can encounter is the genus of the Spiny Oysters.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Atlantic dove snail

maart 19, 2025

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A common shell found on beaches on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Blue-legged hermit crabs

februari 25, 2025

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There are several species of hermit crabs and one of them is the blue-legged hermit crab, an animal that can be found in shallow water in various parts of the Caribbean Sea and therefore also on our island.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Caribbean Four-tooth Nerite

februari 14, 2025

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Marine snails which are part of the Nerite family often have small teethlike protrusions which can often be found on the mouth plate (columella fold), the calcerous part at the opening at the bottom of the shell where the slug’s body moves to the outside.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Ten-legged alien

februari 9, 2025

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This beautiful and delicate creature is a relatively abundant inhabitant of the Caribbean coastal waters. It belongs to the order of Decapoda which is Latin for ten (deca) legged (poda), but most non-scientists will just refer to the name crabs while talking about these creatures.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells: Common purple snail

februari 5, 2025

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In 1758 Linnaeus gave the scientific name Janthina janthina to a tiny and very delicate purple / blue snail shell and its snail inhabitant.

Fauna Marine environment - Mariene milieu

Shells – The Bleeding Tooth Nerite

januari 31, 2025

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This snail and shell species has quite a name in English: the Bleeding Tooth Nerite. It is kind of logical though if you take a good look at the shell this snail species builds for itself.

Caribbean Footprint

Categorie: Marine environment – Mariene milieu

Shells: White Hoof Shell

Shells: Zebra Nerite

Underwater ’treasures’

Shells: Spiny oysters

Shells: Atlantic dove snail

Blue-legged hermit crabs

Shells: Caribbean Four-tooth Nerite

Ten-legged alien

Shells: Common purple snail

Shells – The Bleeding Tooth Nerite

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