Gastropods / Snail photos

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Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: California
Image ID: 00266

California sea cucumber detail, Parastichopus californicus, San Diego

California sea cucumber detail.
Species: California sea cucumber, Parastichopus californicus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 00607

Hermit crab in olive shell, Olivella biplicata, Pagurus granosimanus, Monterey, California

Hermit crab in olive shell.
Species: Hermit crab, Olivella biplicata, Pagurus granosimanus
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 01033

Eolid nudibranch (prob Hermissenda), San Miguel Island

Eolid nudibranch (prob Hermissenda), San Miguel Island.
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01065

Nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis, San Miguel Island

Nudibranch.
Species: Opalescent nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01066

Nudibranch, Dendronotus albus, San Miguel Island

Nudibranch.
Species: Dendronotus albus nudibranch, Dendronotus albus
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01067

Nudibranch, Mexichromis porterae, San Miguel Island

Nudibranch.
Species: Mexichromis porterae nudibranch, Mexichromis porterae
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01068

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Santa Cruz Island

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Santa Cruz Island, California
Image ID: 02033

Nudibranch egg mass, Monterey, California

Nudibranch egg mass.
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 02515

Nudibranch egg mass, Monterey, California

Nudibranch egg mass.
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 02516

Nudibranch egg mass, San Clemente Island

Nudibranch egg mass.
Location: San Clemente Island, California
Image ID: 02517

Nudibranch, Triopha catalinae, San Miguel Island

Nudibranch.
Species: Clown nudibranch, Triopha catalinae
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 02518

A California spiny lobster sits amid four red abalone on a shale reef shelf, Haliotis rufescens, Panulirus interruptus, San Diego

A California spiny lobster sits amid four red abalone on a shale reef shelf.
Species: Spiny lobster, Haliotis rufescens, Panulirus interruptus
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02546

Kellets whelk laying eggs, Kelletia kelleti, La Jolla, California

Kellets whelk laying eggs.
Species: Kellet's whelk, Kelletia kelleti
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 02553

Navanax nudibranch, Islas San Benito, Navanax aenigmaticus, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)

Navanax nudibranch, Islas San Benito.
Species: Navanax aenigmaticus
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 04591

Nudibranch, Islas San Benito, Tambja eliora, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)

Nudibranch, Islas San Benito.
Species: Tambja eliora nudibranch, Blue-Striped Nudibranch, Tambja eliora
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 04592

Nudibranch, Islas San Benito, Tambja fusca, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)

Nudibranch, Islas San Benito.
Species: Tambja fusca nudibranch, Tambja fusca
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 04594

Aeolid nudibranch, Flabellina trilineata, San Miguel Island

Aeolid nudibranch.
Species: Aeolid nudibranch, Flabellina trilineata
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05286

Nudibranch, Dendronotus, San Miguel Island

Nudibranch.
Species: Dendronotus nudibranch, Dendronotus
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05287

Nudibranchs mating, Doriopsilla albopunctata, San Miguel Island

Nudibranchs mating.
Species: Doriopsilla albopunctata nudibranch, Doriopsilla albopunctata
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05311

Dorid nudibranch with eggs, San Diego, Diaulula sandiegensis

Dorid nudibranch with eggs, San Diego.
Species: San diego dorid, Diaulula sandiegensis
Location: California
Image ID: 05312

Nudibranch San Miguel Island, Doriopsilla albopunctata

Nudibranch San Miguel Island.
Species: Doriopsilla albopunctata nudibranch, Doriopsilla albopunctata
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05313

Moon snail sand collar (egg case), Polinices lewisii, La Jolla, California

Moon snail sand collar (egg case).
Species: Moon snail, Polinices lewisii
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 05404

Flamingo tongue snail, Cyphoma gibbosum, Roatan

Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 05408

Nudibranch on calcareous coralline algae, Hermissenda crassicornis, Monterey, California

Nudibranch on calcareous coralline algae.
Species: Opalescent nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis
Location: Monterey, California
Image ID: 00641

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Catalina Island

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Catalina Island, California
Image ID: 01063

Sea lemon, Diaulula nobilis

Sea lemon.
Species: Sea lemon, Diaulula nobilis
Location: California
Image ID: 01940

Chestnut cowrie with eye stalks extended, Cypraea spadicea, Laguna Beach, California

Chestnut cowrie with eye stalks extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: Laguna Beach, California
Image ID: 02555

Nudibranch, Tambja eliora, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)

Nudibranch.
Species: Tambja eliora nudibranch, Blue-Striped Nudibranch, Tambja eliora
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 04593

Nudibranch, Tambja fusca, San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito)

Nudibranch.
Species: Tambja fusca nudibranch, Tambja fusca
Location: San Benito Islands (Islas San Benito), Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 04595

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