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Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found. Image ID: 12970 Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten	Glory of the Sea cone shell, brown form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors. Image ID: 08732 Species: Glory of the Seas Cone, Conus gloriamaris	Chestnut cowry. Image ID: 34206 Location: San Diego, California, USA

Castle Geyser erupts with the colorful bacteria mats of Tortoise Shell Spring in the foreground. Castle Geyser reaches 60 to 90 feet in height and lasts 20 minutes. While Castle Geyser has a 12 foot sinter cone that took 5,000 to 15,000 years to form, it is in fact situated atop geyserite terraces that themselves may have taken 200,000 years to form, making it likely the oldest active geyser in the park. Upper Geyser Basin. Image ID: 13426 Location: Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA	Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm. Image ID: 01061 Species: Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha Location: Santa Cruz Island, California, USA	Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed. Image ID: 00624 Species: Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea Location: San Miguel Island, California, USA

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended. Image ID: 01062 Species: Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea Location: San Miguel Island, California, USA	Califonia cone, Coronado Islands. Image ID: 02551 Species: California cone, Conus californicus Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico	Flamingo tongue snail. Image ID: 02554 Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum Location: Roatan, Honduras

Flamingo tongue snail. Image ID: 02567 Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum Location: Roatan, Honduras	Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended. Image ID: 01035 Species: Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea Location: San Miguel Island, California, USA	Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell. Image ID: 09242 Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens

Softshell turtle. Image ID: 09805 Species: Softshell turtle, Apalone spinifera	A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. Image ID: 21612 Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA	A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. Image ID: 21609 Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA

A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. Image ID: 21622 Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA	A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. Image ID: 21640 Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA	A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. Image ID: 21652 Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA

A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. Image ID: 21660 Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA	A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. Image ID: 21661 Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA	A sea otter eats a clam that it has taken from the shallow sandy bottom of Elkhorn Slough. Because sea otters have such a high metabolic rate, they eat up to 30% of their body weight each day in the form of clams, mussels, urchins, crabs and abalone. Sea otters are the only known tool-using marine mammal, using a stone or old shell to open the shells of their prey as they float on their backs. Image ID: 21662 Species: Sea otter, Enhydra lutris Location: Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Landing, California, USA

Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found. Image ID: 12971 Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten	Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12972 Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus	Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12973 Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus

Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12974 Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus	Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12975 Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus	Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12976 Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus

Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12977 Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus	Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12978 Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus	Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12979 Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus