Human Use
Many people find triton shells attractive as a design object, and so they are collected and sold as part of the international shell trade. In recent years this has contributed to the animals' scarcity.
From ancient times, people of many different cultures have removed the tip of the shell, or drilled a hole in the tip, and then used the shell as a trumpet.
The Greco-Roman god Poseidon / Neptune is often depicted holding a triton shell, as is his son Triton (mythology).
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