Search results for Snail

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40323  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40324  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40464  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40468  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40469  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40475  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40476  

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34200  

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34201  

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34202  

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34203  

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34204  

Spanish shawl nudibranch.
Species: Purple aeolis, Spanish shawl, Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellina iodinea, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34205  

Simnia and egg cluster on red gorgonian.
Species: Red gorgonian, Simnia, Delonovolva aequalis, Leptogorgia chilensis, Lophogorgia chilensis
Location: Anacapa Island, California
Image ID: 01983  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Isla Angel de la Guarda, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40316  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40465  

Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea, Midriff Islands, Sea of Cortez.
Species: Spanish shawl nudibranch, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Location: Islas San Lorenzo, Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 40472  

Nudibranch.
Location: Rose Atoll National Wildlife Sanctuary, American Samoa
Image ID: 00704  

Norris topsnail (aka, kelp snail), clings to a kelp pneumatocyst (bubble) at the base of a stipe/blade, midway in the water column.
Species: Norris' top snail, Macrocystis pyrifera, Norrisia norrisi
Location: San Nicholas Island, California
Image ID: 10214  

Red abalone.
Species: Red abalone, Haliotis rufescens
Image ID: 11822  

Red abalone.
Species: Red abalone, Haliotis rufescens
Image ID: 11823  

Red abalone.
Species: Red abalone, Haliotis rufescens
Image ID: 11824  

Red abalone.
Species: Red abalone, Haliotis rufescens
Image ID: 11825  

California sea cucumber. Sea cucumbers are related to sea stars and sea urchins. The sharp looking spines are soft to the touch and disappear into the skin when disturbed. If this visual defense doesnt work, the sea cucumber will expel its respiratory system. When this occurs in the wild it can regrow the lost organs.
Species: California sea cucumber, Parastichopus californicus
Image ID: 13732  

California sea cucumber. Sea cucumbers are related to sea stars and sea urchins. The sharp looking spines are soft to the touch and disappear into the skin when disturbed. If this visual defense doesnt work, the sea cucumber will expel its respiratory system. When this occurs in the wild it can regrow the lost organs.
Species: California sea cucumber, Parastichopus californicus
Image ID: 13733  

Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed to completely cover the hard exterior shell.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Image ID: 14020  

Badwater, Death Valley. A spring feeds this small pool year round. The water is four times more saline than ocean water. The small Badwater snail (Assiminea infima) is found only in Death Valley, in spring-fed pools such as these, and is threatened by habitat destruction. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America.
Location: Badwater, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 20554  

Badwater, Death Valley. A spring feeds this small pool year round. The water is four times more saline than ocean water. The small Badwater snail (Assiminea infima) is found only in Death Valley, in spring-fed pools such as these, and is threatened by habitat destruction. At 282 feet below sea level, Badwater is the lowest point in North America.
Location: Badwater, Death Valley National Park, California
Image ID: 20604  

Pelagic opisthobranch or pteropod (wing foot), open ocean.
Species: Pteropod, Corolla calceola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 01264  

Pelagic opisthobranch or pteropod (wing foot), open ocean.
Species: Pteropod, Corolla calceola
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 02490