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Guide to Invertebrates found below the high tide line on Southern Vancouver Island from Nanaimo County to Alberni-Clayoquot County

Based on Research Grade Species Observations 2020-12-05

Japanese False Cerith 1
Batillaria attramentaria
Neostylidium eschrichtii 2
Wrinkled Amphissa 3
Amphissa columbiana
Carinate Dovesnail 4
Alia carinata
Channeled Basket Snail 5
Nassarius fossatus
Lean Western Nassa 6
Nassarius mendicus
Dire Whelk 7
Lirabuccinum dirum
Leafy Hornmouth 8
Ceratostoma foliatum
Japanese Oyster Drill 9
Ocinebrellus inornatus
Channeled Dog Winkle 2
Nucella canaliculata
Wrinkled Purple 4
Nucella lamellosa
Striped Dogwinkle 10
Nucella ostrina
Sculptured Rocksnail 11
Paciocinebrina interfossa
Pear Marginella 12
Granulina margaritula
Purple Dwarf Olive Snail 13
Olivella biplicata
Boreal Wentletrap 2
Opalia wroblewskyi
Chinese Mystery Snail 14
Cipangopaludina chinensis
Oregon Hairy Triton Snail 15
Fusitriton oregonensis
Checkered Periwinkle 16
Littorina scutulata
Sitka Periwinkle 17
Littorina sitkana
Marsenina stearnsii 18
Limneria prolongata 19
Pacific Half-slipper Snail 16
Crepipatella lingulata
Hooked Slippersnail 20
Crepidula adunca
Lewis's Moon Snail 21
Neverita lewisii
Cancellate Hairysnail 22
Trichotropis cancellata
Whitecap Limpet 20
Acmaea mitra
Black Limpet 20
Lottia asmi
Fingered Limpet Complex 19
Lottia digitalis
Rocking Chair Limpet 16
Lottia instabilis
Shield Limpet 2
Lottia pelta
Mask Limpet 23
Lottia persona
Plate Limpet 4
Lottia scutum
Dark Doto 24
Doto kya
Dendronotus albopunctatus 25
White Dendronotus 12
Dendronotus albus
Rainbow Nudibranch 26
Dendronotus iris
Dendronotus kamchaticus 27
Dendronotus robilliardi 27
Dendronotus rufus 25
Branched Dendronotus 24
Dendronotus venustus
Lion's Mane Nudibranch 28
Melibe leonina
Homely Aeolid 29
Eubranchus rustyus
Eubranchus sanjuanensis 30
Rose-pink Cuthona 24
Cuthona divae
Chocolate Aeolid 24
Cuthonella cocoachroma
White-crusted Aeolid 12
Trinchesia albocrusta
Coryphella pseudoverrucosa 27
predaceous aeolis 26
Himatina trophina
Three-lined Aeolid 12
Orienthella trilineata
Striped Nudibranch 31
Armina californica
shag-rug nudibranch 2
Aeolidia loui
Common Grey Sea Slug 32
Aeolidia papillosa
Thick-horned Nudibranch 12
Hermissenda crassicornis
Opalescent Nudibranch 33
Hermissenda opalescens
White-lined Dirona 34
Dirona albolineata
golden dirona 35
Dirona pellucida
Colorful Dirona 24
Dirona picta
White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch 36
Antiopella fusca
Diamondback Tritonia 4
Tritonia festiva
Tritonia tetraquetra 30
Giant Orange Tochui 26
Tochuina gigantea
Red Dorid 24
Rostanga pulchra
Heath's Dorid 29
Geitodoris heathi
Diaulula lentiginosa 30
Spotted Leopard Dorid 28
Diaulula odonoghuei
San Diego Dorid 4
Diaulula sandiegensis
Sea Lemon 28
Peltodoris nobilis
Monterey Doris 12
Doris montereyensis
Giant White Doris 26
Doris odhneri
Salt-and-pepper Doris 4
Aegires albopunctatus
Hudson's Horned Dorid 12
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Orange-peel Dorid 34
Acanthodoris lutea
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 37
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Hairy Spiny Dorid 26
Acanthodoris pilosa
Black-tipped Spiny Dorid 4
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
barnacle nudibranch 38
Onchidoris bilamellata
Fuzzy Onchidoris 2
Onchidoris muricata
Janna's Dorid 2
Knoutsodonta jannae
Adalaria evincta 27
Steinberg's Corambe 39
Corambe steinbergae
Ridge-tailed Dorid 4
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
Sea Clown Triopha 37
Triopha catalinae
Triopha modesta 40
Cockerell's Dorid 28
Limacia cockerelli
Three-color Polycera 41
Polycera tricolor
Polycera zosterae 25
Yellow-edged Cadlina 4
Cadlina luteomarginata
Modest Cadlina 4
Cadlina modesta
Aldisa cooperi 26
Red Aldisa 4
Aldisa sanguinea
Berthella chacei 42
Pacific Batwing Seaslug 43
Gastropteron pacificum
Albatross Aglaja 41
Melanochlamys diomedea
Spotted Aglaja 17
Aglaja ocelligera
New Zealand Tortellini Snail 44
Philine auriformis
Japanese Bubble Snail 4
Haloa japonica
Blister Glassy-bubble 45
Haminoea vesicula
Marsh Pond Snail 46
Ladislavella elodes
Marsh Ramshorn 47
Planorbella trivolvis

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