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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	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