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Shells   >             photos@oceanlight.com   +1-760-707-7153 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   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   Thorny oyster or spiny oyster. Image ID: 12980   Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus   Hermit crab. Hermit crabs wear shells to protect their soft abdomens, which are asymmetrical and curved to fit the spiral shape of their shell. Like all crabs, hermit crabs are decapods; they have five pairs of legs, including a pair of claws. One claw is much larger than the other, the hermit crab uses it for defense and food shredding while it uses the smaller claw for eating. The second and third pairs of legs help the crab walk, and the last two pairs hold the hermit crab in its shell. Image ID: 13693   Species: Hermit crab, Pagurus   Box turtle. Box turtles are famous for their hinged shells, which allow them to retract almost completely into their bony armor. Image ID: 13987   Species: Box turtle, Terrapene   Box turtle. Box turtles are famous for their hinged shells, which allow them to retract almost completely into their bony armor. Image ID: 13988   Species: Box turtle, Terrapene   Tulip Cone. Image ID: 07954   Species: Tulip Cone, Conus tulipa   Tulip Cone. Image ID: 07955   Species: Tulip Cone, Conus tulipa   Tulip Cone. Image ID: 07956   Species: Tulip Cone, Conus tulipa   Mustellina Olive. Image ID: 07957   Species: Mustellina Olive, Oliva mustellina   Mustellina Olive. Image ID: 07958   Species: Mustellina Olive, Oliva mustellina   Oliva lignaria fordi. Image ID: 07959   Species: Oliva lignaria fordi   Oliva lignaria fordi. Image ID: 07960   Species: Oliva lignaria fordi

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