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Northern California Rocky Intertidal Species

Rocky intertidal species from Del Norte County to San Mateo County.

File limpet 1
Lottia limatula
Shield Limpet 2
Lottia pelta
Mask limpet 3
Lottia persona
Rough Limpet 4
Lottia scabra
Plate limpet 2
Lottia scutum
surfgrass limpet 5
Tectura paleacea
Hedgpeth's Sapsucker 2
Elysia hedgpethi
Enteromorpha-eating Sapsucker 6
Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
Channeled Topsnail 2
Calliostoma canaliculatum
Calliostoma gloriosum 2
Blue-Ringed Top Snail 7
Calliostoma ligatum
Calliostoma tricolor 8
Two Spotted Keyhole Limpet 1
Fissurellidea bimaculata
Rough Keyhole Limpet 1
Diodora aspera
Puppet Margarite 2
Margarites pupillus
Brown Tegula 2
Tegula brunnea
Black Tegula 9
Tegula funebralis
Monterey Tegula 10
Tegula montereyi
Dusky Tegula 11
Tegula pulligo
Black Abalone 12
Haliotis cracherodii
Red Abalone 13
Haliotis rufescens
Dall's Dwarf Turban
Homalopoma luridum
Red Turban 7
Pomaulax gibberosus
Worm Snails 7
Vermetidae
Painted/Tinted Wentletrap 2
Epitonium tinctum
Boreal Wentletrap 2
Opalia wroblewskyi
Appleseed Erato 14
Hespererato vitellina
Hipponix cranioides 15
Eroded Periwinkle 2
Littorina keenae
Checkered Periwinkle 7
Littorina scutulata
Recluz's Moon Snail 16
Neverita reclusiana
Hooked Slippersnail 17
Crepidula adunca
western white slippersnail 2
Crepidula nummaria
Spectacular Corolla 18
Corolla spectabilis
California Sidegill 19
Berthella californica
Strong's Sidegill 19
Berthella strongi
Green Bubble Snail 19
Haminoea virescens
Northwest Onchidella 11
Onchidella borealis
Mopalia ciliata 12
Hind's Chiton 20
Mopalia hindsii
Woody Chiton 21
Mopalia lignosa
Mossy Chiton 22
Mopalia muscosa
Black Leather Chiton 23
Katharina tunicata
Gumboot Chiton 21
Cryptochiton stelleri
Dendrochiton flectens 17
veiled chiton 7
Placiphorella velata
Lined Chiton 2
Tonicella lineata
Flame Lined Chiton 19
Tonicella lokii
Lepidochitona flectens 24
Cyanoplax dentiens 24
Cyanoplax hartwegii 25
California Spiny Chiton 26
Nuttallina californica
Cooper's Chiton 27
Lepidozona cooperi
Lepidozona interstincta 7
Merten's Chiton 17
Lepidozona mertensii
Lepidozona regularis 15
Heath's Chiton 4
Stenoplax heathiana
East Pacific Red Octopus 28
Octopus rubescens
Giant pacific octopus 29
Enteroctopus dofleini
Olympia Oyster 30
Ostrea lurida
Alaska Jingle 2
Pododesmus macrochisma
Giant Rock Scallop 22
Crassadoma gigantea
Rose-painted Semele 2
Semele rubropicta
Rock Semele 2
Semele rupicola
Pacific Gaper 4
Tresus nuttallii
Clear Jewel Box 7
Chama arcana
Reversed Chama 24
Pseudochama exogyra
Hearty Petricola 2
Petricola carditoides
Washington Clam 31
Saxidomus nuttalli
Nutricola tantilla 9
Pacific Littleneck Clam 14
Leukoma staminea
Thin-shelled Littleneck 2
Callithaca tenerrima
Nuttall's Cockle 14
Clinocardium nuttallii
Carpenter Carditid 17
Glans carpenteri
Pacific Razor Clam 7
Siliqua patula
Curved Datemussel 2
Adula gruneri
California Mussel 32
Mytilus californianus
Flat-tip Piddock 7
Penitella penita
Wart-necked Piddock 16
Chaceia ovoidea
Scale-sided Piddock 15
Parapholas californica
Rough Piddock 33
Zirfaea pilsbryi
Wrinkled Rock Borer 34
Hiatella arctica
Boring Softshell Clam 16
Platyodon cancellatus
Soft-shelled Clam 14
Mya arenaria
Sea Spiders 1
Pycnogonida
Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle 35
Lepas anatifera
Goose Barnacle 36
Pollicipes polymerus
Pink Acorn Barnacle 17
Tetraclita rubescens
little brown barnacle
Chthamalus dalli
Thatched Barnacle 14
Semibalanus cariosus
California Barnacle 2
Megabalanus californicus
Acorn Barnacle 37
Balanus glandula
Giant Acorn Barnacle 4
Balanus nubilus
Striped Shore Crab 38
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Purple Shore Crab 28
Hemigrapsus nudus
Yellow Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Blackclaw Crestleg Crab 4
Lophopanopeus bellus
Foliate Kelp Crab 4
Pugettia foliata
Graceful Kelp Crab
Pugettia gracilis
Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta

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