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
Lat/Long: 33.48584, -119.06707 (Coordinates: 33° 29' 9.02" N, 119° 04' 1.45" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Species: California Cone, Conus californicus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10178
Lat/Long: 33.48584, -119.06707 (Coordinates: 33° 29' 9.02" N, 119° 04' 1.45" W)
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, california, california cone, channel islands, channel islands national marine sanctuary, cones, conus californicus, gastropods snail, invertebrate, marine invertebrate, mollusk, national marine sanctuaries, ocean, oceans, pacific, santa barbara island, shells, underwater, usa, wildlife
Categories:
- Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Mollusk > Gastropods / Snail
- Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico) > Channel Islands > Santa Barbara Island
- Location > Protected Threatened and Significant Places > National Marine Sanctuaries > Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary > Santa Barbara Island
- Location > USA > California > Santa Barbara Island
- Specimens > Shells > Cones (Conus / Conidae)
- Subject > Technique > Underwater
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