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Northern California Rocky Intertidal Species

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

Channeled Topsnail 1
Calliostoma canaliculatum
Calliostoma gloriosum 1
Blue-Ringed Top Snail 2
Calliostoma ligatum
Calliostoma tricolor 3
Two Spotted Keyhole Limpet 4
Fissurellidea bimaculata
Rough Keyhole Limpet 4
Diodora aspera
Puppet Margarite 1
Margarites pupillus
Brown Tegula 1
Tegula brunnea
Black Tegula 5
Tegula funebralis
Monterey Tegula 6
Tegula montereyi
Dusky Tegula 7
Tegula pulligo
Black Abalone 8
Haliotis cracherodii
Red Abalone 9
Haliotis rufescens
Dall's Dwarf Turban
Homalopoma luridum
Red Turban 2
Pomaulax gibberosus

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  • 1. (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Donna Pomeroy
  • 2. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 3. (c) Shellnut, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 4. (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal
  • 5. (c) Phil Liff-Grieff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Phil Liff-Grieff
  • 6. (c) Ed Bierman, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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  • 9. (c) Shihmei Barger 舒詩玫, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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