Norris' top snail, Macrocystis pyrifera

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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 10214

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: 10214
Format: Digital 2:3

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Animal > Marine Invertebrate > Mollusk > Gastropods / Snail
Location > Oceans > Pacific > California (USA) / Baja California (Mexico) > Channel Islands > San Nicholas Island
Plant > Marine Plant > Giant Kelp
Subject > Technique > Underwater

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