Mantle Photo, Mantle photos, Natural History Photography

Chestnut cowrie with mantle withdrawn, in front of golden gorgonian.
Species: Chestnut Cowrie, Date Cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 37289

Chestnut cowry.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Diego, California
Image ID: 34206

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended, feather duster worm.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea, Eudistylia polymorpha
Location: Santa Cruz Island, California
Image ID: 01061

Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 00624

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01062

Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 02554

Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 02567

Chestnut cowrie with mantle extended.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 01035

Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell.
Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Image ID: 09242

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

Flamingo tongue snail.
Species: Flamingo tongue cowrie, Cyphoma gibbosum
Location: Roatan, Honduras
Image ID: 05408

Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05384

Chestnut cowry, mantle exposed.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Location: San Miguel Island, California
Image ID: 05385

Lewiss moon snail, mantle extended to nearly cover shell.
Species: Moon snail, Polinices lewisii
Image ID: 08645

Lewiss moon snail, mantle extended to nearly cover shell.
Species: Moon snail, Polinices lewisii
Image ID: 08646

Chestnut cowrie, mantle retracted to show entire shell.
Species: Chestnut cowrie, Date cowrie, Cypraea spadicea
Image ID: 09039

Green abalone with mantle fringe visible extending outside shell.
Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Image ID: 09243

Green abalone, mantle and sight organs visible around edge of shell.
Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Image ID: 09430

Green abalone, mantle and sight organs visible around edge of shell.
Species: Green abalone, Haliotis fulgens
Image ID: 09431

A Califonia cone snail, its eye stalk and mantle barely visible under its shell, makes it way slowly across a rocky reef.
Species: California cone, Conus californicus
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Image ID: 10178

Mantle Photos