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Northern California Rocky Intertidal Species

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

Calliostoma tricolor 1
Two Spotted Keyhole Limpet 2
Fissurellidea bimaculata
Rough Keyhole Limpet 2
Diodora aspera
Puppet Margarite 3
Margarites pupillus
Brown Tegula 3
Tegula brunnea
Black Tegula 4
Tegula funebralis
Monterey Tegula 5
Tegula montereyi
Dusky Tegula 6
Tegula pulligo
Black Abalone 7
Haliotis cracherodii
Red Abalone 8
Haliotis rufescens
Dall's Dwarf Turban
Homalopoma luridum
Red Turban 9
Pomaulax gibberosus
Worm Snails 9
Vermetidae
Painted/Tinted Wentletrap 3
Epitonium tinctum
Boreal Wentletrap 3
Opalia wroblewskyi
Appleseed Erato 10
Hespererato vitellina
Hipponix cranioides 11
Eroded Periwinkle 3
Littorina keenae
Checkered Periwinkle 9
Littorina scutulata
Recluz's Moon Snail 12
Neverita reclusiana
Hooked Slippersnail 13
Crepidula adunca
western white slippersnail 3
Crepidula nummaria
Spectacular Corolla 14
Corolla spectabilis
California Sidegill 15
Berthella californica
Strong's Sidegill 15
Berthella strongi
Green Bubble Snail 15
Haminoea virescens
Northwest Onchidella 6
Onchidella borealis
Mopalia ciliata 7
Hind's Chiton 16
Mopalia hindsii
Woody Chiton 17
Mopalia lignosa
Mossy Chiton 18
Mopalia muscosa
Black Leather Chiton 19
Katharina tunicata
Gumboot Chiton 17
Cryptochiton stelleri
Dendrochiton flectens 13
veiled chiton 9
Placiphorella velata
Lined Chiton 3
Tonicella lineata
Flame Lined Chiton 15
Tonicella lokii
Lepidochitona flectens 20
Cyanoplax dentiens 20
Cyanoplax hartwegii 21
California Spiny Chiton 22
Nuttallina californica
Cooper's Chiton 23
Lepidozona cooperi
Lepidozona interstincta 9
Merten's Chiton 13
Lepidozona mertensii
Lepidozona regularis 11
Heath's Chiton 24
Stenoplax heathiana
East Pacific Red Octopus 25
Octopus rubescens
Giant pacific octopus 26
Enteroctopus dofleini
Olympia Oyster 27
Ostrea lurida
Alaska Jingle 3
Pododesmus macrochisma
Giant Rock Scallop 18
Crassadoma gigantea
Rose-painted Semele 3
Semele rubropicta
Rock Semele 3
Semele rupicola
Pacific Gaper 24
Tresus nuttallii
Clear Jewel Box 9
Chama arcana
Reversed Chama 20
Pseudochama exogyra
Hearty Petricola 3
Petricola carditoides
Washington Clam 28
Saxidomus nuttalli
Nutricola tantilla 4
Pacific Littleneck Clam 10
Leukoma staminea
Thin-shelled Littleneck 3
Callithaca tenerrima
Nuttall's Cockle 10
Clinocardium nuttallii
Carpenter Carditid 13
Glans carpenteri
Pacific Razor Clam 9
Siliqua patula
Curved Datemussel 3
Adula gruneri
California Mussel 29
Mytilus californianus
Flat-tip Piddock 9
Penitella penita
Wart-necked Piddock 12
Chaceia ovoidea
Scale-sided Piddock 11
Parapholas californica
Rough Piddock 30
Zirfaea pilsbryi
Wrinkled Rock Borer 31
Hiatella arctica
Boring Softshell Clam 12
Platyodon cancellatus
Soft-shelled Clam 10
Mya arenaria

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