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Black Abalone 1
Haliotis cracherodii
pinto abalone
Haliotis kamtschatkana
red abalone 2
Haliotis rufescens
Flat Abalone
Haliotis walallensis
Homalopoma luridum
Pomaulax gibberosa 3
Epitonium indianorum 4
Epitonium tinctum
Opalia wroblewskyi
Hipponix cranioides 5
Vitrinella oldroydi
Lacuna marmorata
Littorina keenae 6
Checkered Periwinkle
Littorina scutulata
Petaloconchus montereyensis 7
Hooked Slippersnail 8
Crepidula adunca
western white slippersnail 4
Crepidula nummaria
Caracol sombrero chino
Crepidula perforans
Bittium eschrichtii
Diaphana californica
Haminoea virescens 9
Berthella californica 9
Berthella strongi 9
Onchidella borealis 10
Caracol de mar
Trimusculus reticulatus
Cooper's Chiton
Lepidozona cooperi
Lepidozona interstincta
Lepidozona mertensii 8
Lepidozona regularis 5
Lepidochitona flectens 11
Lined chiton 12
Tonicella lineata
Stenoplax heathiana 13
California Spiny Chiton 14
Nuttallina californica
Woody Chiton 3
Mopalia lignosa
Mossy Chiton 15
Mopalia muscosa
Black Katy Chiton 16
Katharina tunicata
veiled chiton
Placiphorella velata
Gumboot Chiton 3
Cryptochiton stelleri
Cyanoplax dentiens 11
East Pacific red octopus 17
Octopus rubescens
Giant pacific octopus 18
Enteroctopus dofleini
Olympia Oyster 19
Ostrea lurida
Alaska Jingle 20
Pododesmus macrochisma
Giant Rock Scallop 9
Crassadoma gigantea
Chama arcana
Pseudochama exogyra
Saxidomus nuttalli 7
Nutricola tantilla 21
Pacific Littleneck Clam
Leukoma staminea
Irusella lamellifera
Nuttall's Cockle
Clinocardium nuttallii
Glans carpenteri 8
Bent-nosed Clam
Macoma nasuta
Kellia suborbicularis 22
Lasaea adansoni 23
Adula falcata
California Mussel 24
Mytilus californianus
Penitella conradi
Penitella penita 8
Parapholas californica 5
Hiatella arctica 25
Anurida maritima 26
Halacarus
Lohmannella
Anoplodactylus 11
Ammothea hilgendorfi 9
Cercyon fimbriatus
Emplenota arenaria
Thinusa maritima
Liparocephalus cordicollis
Seaweed Flies 27
Fucellia
Shore Flies 28
Ephydridae
Coelopa vanduzeei 29
Pacific Dampwood Termite
Zootermopsis angusticollis
Neomachilis halophila
Striped Shore Crab 30
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Purple Shore Crab 17
Hemigrapsus nudus
Yellow Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Blackclaw Crestleg Crab 29
Lophopanopeus bellus
Lophopanopeus leucomanus
Pugettia gracilis
Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta
cryptic kelp crab 29
Pugettia richii
Pacific Rock Crab 30
Romaleon antennarium
Red Rock Crab 31
Cancer productus
umbrella crab 29
Cryptolithodes sitchensis
Pacific Sand Crab 32
Emerita analoga
Grainy Hermit Crab 33
Pagurus granosimanus
Pagurus hemphilli 34
Hairy Hermit Crab 35
Pagurus hirsutiusculus
blueband hermit 14
Pagurus samuelis
flat porcelain crab 36
Petrolisthes cinctipes
Flattop Crab 35
Petrolisthes eriomerus
pubescent porcelain crab
Pachycheles pubescens
Thickclaw Porcelain Crab 30
Pachycheles rudis
Bay Ghost Shrimp 30
Neotrypaea californiensis
California Green Shrimp
Hippolyte californiensis
Heptacarpus brevirostris
Red-banded Transparent Shrimp 1
Heptacarpus sitchensis
Upogebia pugettensis

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