Mantle Photos

Chestnut cowrie with mantle withdrawn, in front of golden gorgonian, Cypraea spadicea, San Diego, California
Chestnut cowrie with mantle withdrawn, in front of golden gorgonian.
Species: Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 37289  
Chestnut cowry, Cypraea spadicea, San Diego, California
Chestnut cowry.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34206  
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha, Santa Cruz Island
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha
Location: Santa Cruz Island, California
Image ID: 01061  
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 00624  
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01062  
Califonia cone, Coronado Islands, Conus californicus, Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado)
Califonia cone, Coronado Islands.
Species: California cone, Conus californicus
Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 02551  
Flamingo tongue snail, Cyphoma gibbosum, Roatan
Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 02554  
Flamingo tongue snail, Cyphoma gibbosum, Roatan
Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 02567  
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01035  
Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell, Haliotis fulgens
Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell.
Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Image ID: 09242  
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed to completely cover the hard exterior shell, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed to completely cover the hard exterior shell.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Image ID: 14020  
Flamingo tongue snail, Cyphoma gibbosum, Roatan
Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 05408  
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05384  
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed, Cypraea spadicea, San Miguel Island
Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05385  
Lewiss moon snail, mantle extended to nearly cover shell, Polinices lewisii
Lewiss moon snail, mantle extended to nearly cover shell.
Species: Moon snail, Polinices lewisii
Image ID: 08645  
Lewiss moon snail, mantle extended to nearly cover shell, Polinices lewisii
Lewiss moon snail, mantle extended to nearly cover shell.
Species: Moon snail, Polinices lewisii
Image ID: 08646  
Chestnut cowrie, mantle retracted to show entire shell, Cypraea spadicea
Chestnut cowrie, mantle retracted to show entire shell.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Image ID: 09039  
Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell, Haliotis fulgens
Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell.
Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Image ID: 09243  
Green abalone, mantle and sight organs visible around edge of shell, Haliotis fulgens
Green abalone, mantle and sight organs visible around edge of shell.
Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Image ID: 09430  
Green abalone, mantle and sight organs visible around edge of shell, Haliotis fulgens
Green abalone, mantle and sight organs visible around edge of shell.
Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Image ID: 09431  
A Califonia cone snail, its eye stalk and mantle barely visible under its shell, makes it way slowly across a rocky reef, Conus californicus, Santa Barbara Island
A Califonia cone snail, its eye stalk and mantle barely visible under its shell, makes it way slowly across a rocky reef.
Species: California cone, Conus californicus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10178  
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