Norris' top snail, Macrocystis pyrifera, #10212

Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column. San Nicholas Island, California, USA, Macrocystis pyrifera, Norrisia norrisi, natural history stock photograph, photo id 10212
Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column. San Nicholas Island, California, USA

Species: Norris' top snail, Macrocystis pyrifera, Norrisia norrisi
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10212
Format: Digital 2:3
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